Pocono ProFoods

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pocono ProFoods in 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.

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