PEARL RIVER, LOUISIANA—
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc., 63331 Old Military Road, PEARL RIVER, LOUISIANA 70452 on — Fractures , affecting the Rib(s), oblique area.
Final narrative
A stack of items on a pallet jack was being moved through a trailer door. The top of the stack struck the door causing the door to fall onto an employee. The employee suffered broken ribs and torso contusions.
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KENOSHA, WISCONSIN—
Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc.
An employee was using an electric pallet jack to unload a trailer. While a pallet of product was being moved, it struck the trailer's overhead door and fell onto the employee. The employee suffered a severe head injury and was hospitalized.
NORFOLK, NEBRASKA—
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
An employee was opening a roll-up door when his glove was caught in the door's rope, resulting in a partial amputation to his right index fingertip.
SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI—
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
An employee was pulling products from a storage rack when a damaged cardboard box collapsed, causing a pallet full of product to fall approximately 15 feet. The 700-pound pallet struck the left side of the employee's body, resulting in an injury to the left shoulder and hip.
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Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
An employee was backing up a stand-on pallet jack. The employee's right foot and toes were caught and injured between the pallet jack and a parked one.
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS—
ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS INC.
An employee was driving an electric pallet jack when he fell to the ground, suffering a contusion to the back of the head. He was hospitalized.
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