US Foods

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FLOWOOD, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US Foods in FLOWOOD, MISSISSIPPI
Employer US Foods Report ID 20171110773
Address 3939 Underwood Dr. City, State ZIP FLOWOOD, MISSISSIPPI 39232
Event Date November 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection # 1277828
GPS Coordinates 32.30000, -90.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a pallet jack when he ran over an oil spill on the floor, causing him to spin out of control. He stepped off the pallet jack and his right foot was caught between the jack and a rack, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On November 8, 2017, a worker at US Foods in FLOWOOD, MISSISSIPPI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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