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Sysco Foods

Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway — Fractures — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sysco Foods in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Employer Sysco Foods Report ID 2022087487
Address 1451 River Oaks Road West City, State ZIP NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70123
Event Date August 23, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 424490 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.95000, -90.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a pallet jack to transport a pallet into a cooler when a forklift exited the cooler and struck the employee's lower leg resulting in a broken bone.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2022, a worker at Sysco Foods in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 51 severe injury reports involving "Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway injuries.

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