BUDA, TEXAS—
US Foods, Inc.
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at US Foods, Inc., 2150 Firecracker Drive, BUDA, TEXAS 78610 on — Fractures , affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
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.
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