Fractures

Name: Fractures at US FOODS, INC.
Start: 1/31/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024010940 · 1/31/2024 · US FOODS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Source: Extension ladders
Secondary source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name: US FOODS, INC.
Location: 10850 Ambassador Blvd, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63132
NAICS: 424410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was about 5 feet up an un-extended extension ladder, working on the HVAC system of a walk-in cooler. The ladder kicked out backward from beneath the employee, who fell to the ground and suffered a broken left forearm. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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