Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New Albertson's, Inc. dba Jewel Osco, 1955 W. North Ave., MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS 60160
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A forklift struck an employee who was operating a pallet walker. The forklift pinned the employee's right leg against the pallet walker and a pallet, causing the leg to break.
On November 7, 2024, an employee was cutting lamb chops with a saw. He finished the last cut and then reached to pick up the last piece of meat. His right ring finger made contact with the still-rotating saw blade, which amputated the fingertip.
An employee was operating a standup forklift in the warehouse. The employee was pinned between the forklift and a bollard, suffering a broken lower right leg.
On February 11, 2022, an employee was cleaning the floor in the meat cutting room, slipped on the wet floor and hit his head on the ground. The employee sustained bleeding in the brain.
An employee was driving a forklift when it collided with another forklift. The employee's middle finger was pinched between the two forklifts and partially amputated.
A temporary employee was operating a powered industrial truck and attempting to maneuver around another automated powered industrial truck when the vehicles collided. The employee sustained a crush injury to their right foot.
An employee was operating a double pallet jack down an aisle when he was struck by another double pallet jack. The employee's right lower leg was then caught between the pallet jack and a rack beam, resulting in an injury just above the right ankle that required hospitalization.
An employee was operating a ride-on double pallet jack when he was struck from behind by another pallet jack. Their lower right leg was caught resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 493120)
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a double pallet jack. While he was pushing a pallet back, the pallet jack moved and the handle crushed his finger against racking.
An employee was offloading tools from a van and walking them over to the curb. He lost his footing and fell while carrying a jackhammer. The jackhammer fell and caught the employee's right little finger against the curb. The employee's finger was amputated.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.