TAMPA, FLORIDA—
US Foods, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at US Foods, Inc., 7004 E. Hanna Ave., TAMPA, FLORIDA 33610 on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was using a platform lift to pick cases of product from a freezer. The employee noticed a case about to fall from a pallet, reached to secure the case, and fell from the lift platform to the concrete floor 7 feet below. The employee suffered a head injury.
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