UNFI Specialty Distribution Services

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UNFI Specialty Distribution Services in URBANA, ILLINOIS
Employer UNFI Specialty Distribution Services Report ID 20191112090
Address 2611 N. Lincoln Ave. City, State ZIP URBANA, ILLINOIS 61801
Event Date November 21, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Leg(s), 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 Posts, bollards, moorings
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection # 1447792
GPS Coordinates 40.14000, -88.22000

Incident Narrative

On November 21, 2019, an employee was mounting a center-ride double pallet jack. The pallet jack moved in reverse and the employee's leg was crushed between the pallet jack and a safety post. The employee's leg sustained internal damage that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On November 21, 2019, a worker at UNFI Specialty Distribution Services in URBANA, ILLINOIS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), 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.

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