UNFI DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC
Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - URBANA, Illinois
| Employer | UNFI DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC |
| Address | 2611 N. Lincoln Ave. |
| City, State ZIP | URBANA, Illinois 61801 |
| Report ID | 2022021643 |
| Event Date | February 21, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Pallet jack-powered |
| Secondary Source | Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424410 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.14015, -88.22359 |
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Incident Narrative
On February 21, 2022, an employee was standing on the forks of a pallet jack to retrieve an empty pallet from a chest-high stack of pallets. The employee stepped backward, tripped over the fork, and fell. The empty pallet landed on the employee's right leg, causing an injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
Incident Summary
On February 21, 2022, a worker at UNFI DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC in URBANA, Illinois suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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