Gordon Food Service, Inc

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Crushing injuries — TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gordon Food Service, Inc in TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Gordon Food Service, Inc Report ID 2020010482
Address 630 John Hancock Road City, State ZIP TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02780
Event Date January 16, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
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) 424490 Inspection # 1457375
GPS Coordinates 41.93000, -71.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an electrical pallet jack with extended forks and was making a turn at the end of the aisle when his foot was caught between the pallet jack and a bollard, smashing four of his toes.

Incident Summary

On January 16, 2020, a worker at Gordon Food Service, Inc in TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered crushing injuries to the toes(s), toenail(s). 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

OSHA has recorded 1,387 severe injury reports involving "Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident" incidents in our database. Browse all Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident injuries.

See all reports for Gordon Food Service, Inc.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Apr 18, 2017 Trimark United East SOUTH ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS Fractures Hosp.
Sep 14, 2021 KROGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER DELAWARE, OHIO Fractures Hosp.
Aug 11, 2015 NK Parts Industries, Inc.. ANNA, OHIO Fractures Hosp.
Aug 6, 2016 Atlanta Bonded Warehouse Corporation KENNESAW, GEORGIA Fractures Hosp.
Dec 13, 2017 A.L.P. Lighting Components OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Feb 5, 2019 United States Cold Storage DALLAS, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Jul 11, 2016 Wegmans Food Markets Inc. ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA Fractures Hosp., Amp.
Dec 13, 2016 Airbus Americas, Inc. MOBILE, ALABAMA Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury Hosp.