Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at US Foods, Inc., 100 Ledge Road, SEABROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03874
on — Frostbite, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was selecting in a freezer and sustained frostbite to fingers on both hands. The employee was hospitalized.
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 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 picking orders in a freezer warehouse. He developed frostbite in both middle fingers; the right middle finger was partially medically amputated. The incident occurred during a training activity.
An employee had been putting product away in a freezer kept at negative 10-degrees Fahrenheit. At the end of their shift the employee had pain and discoloration in their feet and toes. The employee was hospitalized with frostbite in both of their big toes.
An employee was working during a cold weather event to break ice from water troughs for calves. The employee suffered frostbite in his fingers, resulting in surgical amputations to six fingers.
An employee was repairing de-icing trucks and equipment and connecting diagnostic equipment to the machinery. The employee developed blisters on both hands and was hospitalized for frostbite.
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