US Foods

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures — NORCROSS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US Foods in NORCROSS, GEORGIA
Employer US Foods Report ID 2017098957
Address 6685 Crescent Drive City, State ZIP NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
Event Date September 19, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.91000, -84.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet jack to select dry product in an aisle around 5:30 p.m. along with several other pallet jack operators. He was walking between his pallet jack and a coworker's parked pallet jack when his pallet jack rolled forward and caught his right leg between the two pieces of equipment, fracturing his lower leg/ankle.

Incident Summary

On September 19, 2017, a worker at US Foods in NORCROSS, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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