Open wounds, unspecified

Name: Open wounds, unspecified at US Foods
Start: 3/28/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021032616 · 3/28/2021 · US Foods

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Open wounds, unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name: US Foods
Location: 4725 NW US Highway 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66618
NAICS: 484220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was stacking merchandise on a pallet when a pallet jack drove past the employee and struck a pallet. As the employee attempted to move out of the way, the employee walked into a pallet, resulting in a right leg injury above the ankle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown