Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sysco Foods, 10710 Greens Crossing Blvd., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77038
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading empty pallets out of his trailer using a pallet jack. A contracted employee was on a nearby dock, stacking pallets using a forklift. The injured employee was standing with his back facing the dock when the contracted employee backed up their forklift and contacted the employee's foot, resulting in foot injuries.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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