SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS—
Performance Food Group, Inc.
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Performance Food Group, Inc., 1 Performance Blvd., SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01104 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee stepped off an electric pallet jack and walked alongside it. He then attempted to stop the pallet jack by operating the controls on the handle. The pallet jack approached another piece of equipment, and his right leg was caught between the two pieces of equipment. He was hospitalized with a fractured right fibula and tibia.
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TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS—
Performance Food Group, Inc.
An employee was picking items from the freezer section of the warehouse. When he stepped down onto the floor, he turned on the planted foot, and felt a "pop" and pain in his knee. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated knee and two torn tendons. He required surgery to repair the tendons.
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA—
Performance Food Group Inc,
An employee was inside a trailer securing food products. The employee went to secure the rear roll-up door by grabbing the rope and started to pull the door down when completed. The rope was wet causing his hands to slip and he lost his balance, falling to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a bulging spinal disc, requiring surgery.
TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS—
Performance Food Group Inc,
An employee was in a truck. The truck pulled away from the dock and the employee fell out of the truck. They sustained multiple pelvic fractures.
SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI—
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP, INC
An employee was placing a pallet into a location when they slipped off the platform of the electric pallet jack. As they fell, their left leg was pinched between the pallet jack and a wooden pallet, resulting in a fracture that required surgery.
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA—
Performance Food Group, Inc.
An employee was stacking a case of products on top of a pallet when he lost his balance and his finger got caught in the pinch point of the electric pallet jack. The employee sustained a partial right middle finger amputation.
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