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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022119566 · 11/1/2022 · Whole Foods Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Other structures, unspecified

Employer

Name
Whole Foods Distribution Center
Location
400 East Johnson Avenue, CHESHIRE, CONNECTICUT, 06410
NAICS
424410
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving a double-fork pallet jack with two pallets of product when the pallet jack struck a metal barrier that is against a wall. The employee's foot got caught between the pallet jack and the metal barrier resulting in a right ankle/foot fracture.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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