FAIRBURN, GEORGIA—
US Foods, Inc.
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at US Foods, Inc., 7950 Spencer Road, FAIRBURN, GEORGIA 30213 on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee operating an electric pallet jack went to turn in an aisle at the same time a forklift operator carrying empty pallets was turning into the aisle. The pallet jack and the forklift collided and a piece of wood from the pallets got stuck in the employee's left calf, resulting in hospitalization.
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An employee was parking a reach truck in the charging area when his left calf was pinched against another reach truck. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the left calf.
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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.
SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI—
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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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