United Natural Foods Inc.
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures — YORK, Pennsylvania
| Employer | United Natural Foods Inc. |
| Address | 225 Cross Farm Lane |
| City, State ZIP | YORK, Pennsylvania 17406 |
| Report ID | 2023087927 |
| Event Date | August 28, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.06932, -76.77415 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a pallet jack and came to a stop. As he dismounted the pallet jack on the right side, the pallet jack malfunctioned and reversed, pinning the employee between it and a rack. The employee sustained multiple fractures to his right foot.
Incident Summary
On August 28, 2023, a worker at United Natural Foods Inc. in YORK, Pennsylvania suffered fractures 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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