CLEVELAND, OHIO—
Sysco Cleveland Inc
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Sysco Cleveland Inc, 4747 Grayton Road, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44135 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was selecting cases in the warehouse using a triple jack PIV. He was coasting the triple jack PIV toward the racks to select product when the PIV pinned him against the rack, fracturing two ribs.
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CLEVELAND, OHIO—
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A forklift and a pallet jack collided in an intersection. The pallet jack operator was hospitalized with a foot fracture that required surgery.
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CLEVELAND, OHIO—
Sysco Cleveland Inc
On or about 9/7/16, at 3:45 a.m., an employee was operating an electric pallet jack with a 6' load when the employee collided with another pallet jack operator. The collision resulted in the employee's left foot being struck by/caught between the pallet jacks, partially amputating three toes.
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