Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dot Foods, Inc., 1 Dot Way, MOUNT STERLING, ILLINOIS 62353
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
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Final narrative
On May 26, 2023, at approximately 2:30 AM, a sanitation employee was picking up a cardboard box in the freezer and slipped on black ice. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left ankle that required surgery.
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on an exhaust fan on the roof of the engine room. When the employee removed the lid to the exhaust fan, his hand slipped and contacted the belt inside the fan. The tip of his left ring finger was amputated.
An employee was standing in a warehouse next to a pallet, waiting for someone to get a pallet of product for him. A forklift struck the employee and crushed his leg.
An employee was operating an enclosed pallet jack and stopped to scan a pallet. As the employee reached out to scan the pallet, the cord of the scanner hit the throttle of the pallet jack. The pallet jack lunged forward and pinched the employee's right leg against a doorway protection pole resulting in a lower leg fracture.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 424490)
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 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.