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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2022021643 · 2/21/2022 · UNFI DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name
UNFI DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC
Location
2611 N. Lincoln Ave., URBANA, ILLINOIS, 61801
NAICS
424410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 21, 2022, an employee was standing on the forks of a pallet jack to retrieve an empty pallet from a chest-high stack of pallets. The employee stepped backward, tripped over the fork, and fell. The empty pallet landed on the employee's right leg, causing an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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