Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Performance Food Service, 5225 Investment Drive, DALLAS, TEXAS 75236
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was getting a pallet with a pallet jack. His pallet jack moved and pinned his left leg against another pallet jack, breaking the ankle.
An employee was operating a riding pallet jack and making a turn toward a dock door when the pallet jack slid and struck a parked pallet jack, catching his foot between the two pallet jacks. The employee was hospitalized with a right foot fracture and required surgery.
On April 23, 2024, an employee was cranking down a trailer in the yard. The employee's hand slipped from the crank and it began to spin freely. It hit him on the right elbow and broke it. He was hospitalized.
An employee was moving pallet jack out of a charging station in order to put another jack in the charging station and struck metal racking. His right foot was pinned against the metal racking, causing a heel laceration.
An employee was shutting down a restaurant's alarm when his left pointer finger was caught between the door jamb and the door, amputating his left pointer fingertip without bone loss.
An employee was driving a forklift when it collided with another forklift. The employee's middle finger was pinched between the two forklifts and partially amputated.
A temporary employee was operating a powered industrial truck and attempting to maneuver around another automated powered industrial truck when the vehicles collided. The employee sustained a crush injury to their right foot.
An employee was operating a double pallet jack down an aisle when he was struck by another double pallet jack. The employee's right lower leg was then caught between the pallet jack and a rack beam, resulting in an injury just above the right ankle that required hospitalization.
An employee was operating a ride-on double pallet jack when he was struck from behind by another pallet jack. Their lower right leg was caught resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.
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