US Foods Inc.

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.

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.

An employee operating a pallet jack caught his ankle between the jack and a wall, resulting in a broken tibia.

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.

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.

An employee was lifting a motor and reaching to place it on a machine when they sustained a back injury. The employee was hospitalized.

On 12/22/2023, an employee was carrying bins filled with pasta to a refrigerator. As he lifted a 20-pound bin, he felt pain in his lower back. The employee sustained a herniated disc.

An employee was lifting a patient when they pulled a back muscle. She suffered back pain and spasms radiating into her leg with weakness and numbness. The employee's L3-L4 disc was herniated and she was hospitalized.

An employee was lifting boxes when they suffered a strained back, resulting in hospitalization.

An employee was lifting a bundle of insulation with a colleague when he felt severe pain in the right side of his lower back/hip region. The employee sustained a severe muscle injury.

An employee sustained a partial finger amputation while operating a portion saw.

An employee was unloading boxes from a truck. As they were picking up a large box, the employee strained both knees and their back.

An employee was walking across a deck wearing boots when he tripped, resulting in a leg fracture. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

An employee was working in an area where conveyor belts have product to be separated. He experienced symptoms of heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.

An employee was using a scan gun to check products as they were loaded onto a truck. The employee went to close the roll-up door, and their glove got caught between the door and the truck. The tip of the employee's right ring finger was amputated.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.