Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Multiple surface wounds and bruises
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP, INC., 326 S. Marble Street, ROCKMART, GEORGIA 30153
on — Multiple surface wounds and bruises, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On September 1, 2022, an employee was operating a conveyor system when a tote containing product spilled. The employee attempted to capture the product when her right hand contacted the roller system, resulting in abrasions and contusions to the back of the hand and hospitalization.
An employee was picking items from the freezer section of the warehouse. When he stepped down onto the floor, he turned on the planted foot, and felt a "pop" and pain in his knee. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated knee and two torn tendons. He required surgery to repair the tendons.
An employee was inside a trailer securing food products. The employee went to secure the rear roll-up door by grabbing the rope and started to pull the door down when completed. The rope was wet causing his hands to slip and he lost his balance, falling to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a bulging spinal disc, requiring surgery.
An employee was placing a pallet into a location when they slipped off the platform of the electric pallet jack. As they fell, their left leg was pinched between the pallet jack and a wooden pallet, resulting in a fracture that required surgery.
An employee was stacking a case of products on top of a pallet when he lost his balance and his finger got caught in the pinch point of the electric pallet jack. The employee sustained a partial right middle finger amputation.
On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.
An employee was cleaning a depositor machine to setup for a new product run. His right index finger was caught by moving parts in the depositor machine and the fingertip was partially amputated without bone loss.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. While standing beside the equipment, the pallet jack lurched forward, pinning the employee's leg against racking. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.
An employee was on a top stock cart, moving items on shelving on the sales floor. The employee fell and suffered a broken left ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was using a walkie stacker when the merchandise on it shifted and fell onto him. He suffered a head injury and a broken left leg that required surgery. He was hospitalized.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.