Multiple types of open wounds

Name: Multiple types of open wounds at McLane Food Services, Inc.
Start: 5/22/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054529 · 5/22/2023 · McLane Food Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Multiple types of open wounds

Cause

Event: Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Posts, bollards, moorings

Employer

Name: McLane Food Services, Inc.
Location: 3901 Scientific Dr., ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76014
NAICS: 424410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet jack up a ramp. The employee rotated the pallet jack and it gained momentum, causing the employee to step off. His foot was then wedged between the vehicle and the yellow dock pylon/barrier. The employee sustained a puncture and laceration to the right ankle.

Source

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