UNFI DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - URBANA, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at UNFI DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, LLC in 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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