US Foods

An employee was driving a pallet jack through the aisles in a cooler department. During a left turn, the jack went out of control. The employee was thrown off the jack and into a rack, suffering a broken ankle.

An employee was using a handcart to roll a stack of product from a truck onto a dock plate when she slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in a broken right fibula.

On November 14, 2024, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an employee was operating a powered industrial truck in an aisle when his left hand was caught between the rack and the vehicle. The injury required surgery.

An employee was walking a riding pallet jack in an aisle when the pallet jack pinned his right ankle against a pallet rack, fracturing it.

An employee was using a powered industrial truck to remove pallets from his trailer when his left ankle was caught between the vehicle and the wall. The employee sustained a crush injury to the ankle.

An employee was driving a stand-up forklift when he sustained fractures to his left humerus and forearm, as well as lacerations.

An employee was patrolling on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) when an accident occurred resulting in injuries to their back, neck, ribs, and nose, as well as road rash.

An employee was operating a powered industrial truck and was coming out of a trailer when their right foot was caught by a chain and fractured.

On July 10, 2024, an employee suffered a crushed foot while operating an electric pallet jack. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was driving an electrical pallet jack when they lost footing resulting in a laceration to the left calf. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was grinding meat in a meat grinder when the auger caught his nitrile glove and pulled his arm into the machine. The employee sustained amputation of their left hand and arm to halfway up the forearm and required surgery. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.

An employee was looking at racks in a shipping area. He stepped back and his foot got caught in a pallet, resulting in a fractured right heel.

An employee was cutting a sow ear tag when the tag remover tool slipped and cut his left index finger, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

An employee was cleaning a sheeter transfer conveyor. He was cleaning the conveyor support bars when his left hand was caught and pulled into a conveyor sprocket. He suffered a fracture, a laceration, and tendon/nerve damage to the hand and was hospitalized.

A warehouse employee was operating a forklift in the freezer area. While making a turn, the forklift slid on condensation that had accumulated on the freezer floor. The forklift struck a yellow pole that designates the exit path and the employee s left heel became caught between the forklift and the yellow pole, resulting in a heel pad avulsion, or rupture of the heel fat pad. The employee's injury required surgery and hospitalization.

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.