Performance Food Group, Inc.

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures — SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Performance Food Group, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts
Employer Performance Food Group, Inc.
Address 1 Performance Blvd.
City, State ZIP SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts 01104
Report ID 20181111805
Event Date November 15, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 424410
Inspection # 1361545
GPS Coordinates 42.13622, -72.54933

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Incident Narrative

An employee stepped off an electric pallet jack and walked alongside it. He then attempted to stop the pallet jack by operating the controls on the handle. The pallet jack approached another piece of equipment, and his right leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He was hospitalized with a fractured right fibula and tibia.

Incident Summary

On November 15, 2018, a worker at Performance Food Group, Inc. in SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). 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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