United Natural Foods, Inc.
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — 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.
Context
OSHA has recorded 299 severe injury reports involving "Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object injuries.
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