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Hearthside Foods

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Fractures — MC COMB, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hearthside Foods in MC COMB, OHIO
Employer Hearthside Foods Report ID 2023109534
Address 312 Rader Road City, State ZIP MC COMB, OHIO 45858
Event Date October 16, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Cans
Industry (NAICS) 311821 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.10000, -83.79000

Incident Narrative

On October 16, 2023, at approximately 1:15 PM, an employee was using a transport (ride-on powered pallet jack) to pull large trash carts in the mixing room. As they turned the handle, the transport swung into empty trash bins that were along the wall and their left leg was pinned between the transport and the empty trash bins. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the lower leg including fractures to the tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On October 16, 2023, a worker at Hearthside Foods in MC COMB, OHIO suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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