United Natural Foods Inc.

Collision with stationary object, nonroadway - Fractures - SARASOTA, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at United Natural Foods Inc. in SARASOTA, Florida
Employer United Natural Foods Inc.
Address 8380 21st Street East
City, State ZIP SARASOTA, Florida 34243
Report ID 2025087933
Event Date August 11, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified
Event Type Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source of Injury Pallet jack riding
Secondary Source Vehicle trailers, trailing units
Industry (NAICS) 424410
GPS Coordinates 27.39000, -82.54000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was loading pallets of food into a trailer with an electric ride-on pallet jack. The pallet jack became stuck after the employee placed a pallet in the trailer. Once freed, it became unbalanced and pinned the employee's left foot against the trailer wall. The foot was broken.

Incident Summary

On August 11, 2025, a worker at United Natural Foods Inc. in SARASOTA, Florida suffered fractures to the foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as collision with stationary object, nonroadway, with pallet jack riding identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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