United Natural Foods Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - MONTGOMERY, New York

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at United Natural Foods Inc. in MONTGOMERY, New York
Employer United Natural Foods Inc.
Address 525 Neelytown Road
City, State ZIP MONTGOMERY, New York 12549
Report ID 2016043528
Event Date April 28, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 493110
GPS Coordinates 41.49364, -74.23570

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Incident Narrative

While an employee was operating a rider pallet jack, centrifugal force caused the machine to rotate, catching his left leg between the machine and a rack storage unit. He injured his left foot/ankle and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On April 28, 2016, a worker at United Natural Foods Inc. in MONTGOMERY, New York suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet) and ankle(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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