US Foods, Inc.

Exposure to environmental cold — Frostbite — SEABROOK, New Hampshire

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US Foods, Inc. in SEABROOK, New Hampshire
Employer US Foods, Inc.
Address 100 Ledge Road
City, State ZIP SEABROOK, New Hampshire 03874
Report ID 2023109281
Event Date October 9, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Frostbite
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Exposure to environmental cold
Source of Injury Cold-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 424410
Inspection # 1704333
GPS Coordinates 42.89033, -70.89611

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Incident Narrative

An employee was selecting in a freezer and sustained frostbite to fingers on both hands. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 9, 2023, a worker at US Foods, Inc. in SEABROOK, New Hampshire suffered frostbite to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental cold, with cold-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 31 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental cold" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental cold injuries.

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