Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Name: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at United Natural Foods, Inc.
Start: 5/15/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022054235 · 5/15/2022 · United Natural Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: United Natural Foods, Inc.
Location: 192 Kost Road, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17015
NAICS: 424410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee stood beside his pallet jack while selecting from a rack. He attempted to move the pallet jack forward to create more space for a second employee. The pallet jack rolled forward and struck a pallet, pushing it into the injured employee's left foot and pinching the foot against a metal rack. The foot injury required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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