NIOBRARA, NEBRASKA—
US Foods Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at US Foods Inc., 206 Frazier Avenue, NIOBRARA, NEBRASKA 68760 on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was removing cases from the side door of the freezer section of a trailer. He fell approximately 4 feet from the trailer deck to the asphalt parking lot, landed on his back, and suffered three broken ribs and an injured tailbone.
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An employee was driving a forklift when it struck something on the ground and slid into a safety pole used to protect doors. His foot was crushed between the forklift and the pole, resulting in a fractured foot.
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An employee operating a pallet jack caught his ankle between the jack and a wall, resulting in a broken tibia.
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An employee was requested by another employee to assist with a dock leveler that was not operating. The employee went behind the vertically stored dock leveler to attempt to troubleshoot the issue. The vertically stored steel dock plate fell on the employee's lower body, crushing them between the steel dock plate and the trailer floor. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis, bladder injuries, and nerve damage.
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An employee was about 5 feet up an un-extended extension ladder, working on the HVAC system of a walk-in cooler. The ladder kicked out backward from beneath the employee, who fell to the ground and suffered a broken left forearm. The employee was hospitalized.
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