Utz Quality Foods, LLC

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Utz Quality Foods, LLC in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
Employer Utz Quality Foods, LLC Report ID 2024032260
Address 1 Golden Flake Drive City, State ZIP BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35205
Event Date March 13, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Body Part Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified
Event Type Collision with stationary object, nonroadway Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Structural elements n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311919 Inspection # 1735713
GPS Coordinates 33.50000, -86.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a standup forklift when the mast struck a tunnel that it was going through. This caused the employee to fall from the forklift onto a metal grate. The forklift then ran over their left foot causing an injury requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 13, 2024, a worker at Utz Quality Foods, LLC in BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as collision with stationary object, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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