United Natural Foods, Inc.

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CARLISLE, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Natural Foods, Inc. in CARLISLE, Pennsylvania
Employer United Natural Foods, Inc.
Address 192 Kost Road
City, State ZIP CARLISLE, Pennsylvania 17015
Report ID 2022054235
Event Date May 15, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 424410
Inspection # 1599525
GPS Coordinates 40.22000, -77.08000

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Incident Narrative

The injured employee stood beside his pallet jack while selecting from a rack. He attempted to move the pallet jack forward to create more space for a second employee. The pallet jack rolled forward and struck a pallet, pushing it into the injured employee's left foot and pinching the foot against a metal rack. The foot injury required hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On May 15, 2022, a worker at United Natural Foods, Inc. in CARLISLE, Pennsylvania suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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