Pocono ProFoods
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Pocono ProFoods | Report ID | 2015031555 |
| Address | SR 191 & Chipperfield Dr | City, State ZIP | STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 18360 |
| Event Date | March 28, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Foot (feet), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Girders, beams, structural steel | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424420 | Inspection # | 1051330 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.98000, -75.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee sustained an injury when his foot got caught between a reach truck and a metal beam.
Incident Summary
On March 28, 2015, a worker at Pocono ProFoods in STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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