Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

United Natural Foods, Inc.

Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway — Fractures — MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Natural Foods, Inc. in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK
Employer United Natural Foods, Inc. Report ID 2019055022
Address 525 Neelytown Road City, State ZIP MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK 12549
Event Date May 17, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Dairy products
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.49000, -74.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an electric power jack in an aisle and lost control of the jack when it went through a milk spill on the floor. The operator jumped off the jack and was pinned between the jack and pallet racking. The employee sustained a compound fracture to his lower leg/ankle.

Incident Summary

On May 17, 2019, a worker at United Natural Foods, Inc. in MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 194 severe injury reports involving "Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway injuries.

See all reports for United Natural Foods, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Nov 24, 2022 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. ATLANTA, GEORGIA Fractures Hosp.
Apr 13, 2023 Associated Wholesale Grocers Gulf Coast Division PEARL RIVER, LOUISIANA Fractures Hosp.
Sep 12, 2017 Munilla Construction Management Inc. DALLAS, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Jul 15, 2021 United Natural Foods Inc HOWELL, NEW JERSEY Fractures Hosp.
Mar 23, 2020 Merit Logistics BLUE ASH, OHIO Crushing injuries Hosp.
Sep 7, 2021 Animal Supply Company ORRVILLE, OHIO Crushing injuries Hosp.
Mar 10, 2017 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ALACHUA, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Mar 29, 2018 Sage V Food SHOREACRES, TEXAS Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports