US Foods, Inc

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures — SWEDESBORO, New Jersey

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US Foods, Inc in SWEDESBORO, New Jersey
Employer US Foods, Inc
Address 300 Berkeley Drive
City, State ZIP SWEDESBORO, New Jersey 08085
Report ID 2022109369
Event Date October 26, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 424410
Inspection # 1632636
GPS Coordinates 39.76000, -75.33000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a pallet jack to load pallets into a trailer. The employee stepped off the pallet jack and the vehicle continued to move forward, crushing his leg between the pallet jack and a pallet. He sustained fibula and tibia fractures and two ankle bone fractures.

Incident Summary

On October 26, 2022, a worker at US Foods, Inc in SWEDESBORO, New Jersey suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.. 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

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