Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Foods, Inc., 5820 Piper Drive, LOVELAND, COLORADO 80538
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head and neck.
Final narrative
On 7/21/2020, an employee was standing on the tines of a forklift to repair a trailer door and fell to the ground. The employee was found unresponsive next to the trailer with head and neck trauma.
HospitalizedHead and neckForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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