Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at US Foods, 4725 NW US Highway 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66618
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
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 operating a powered industrial truck when it collided with another piece of equipment. The employee sustained an injury to their right foot.
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 traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.
An employee was riding a four-wheeler while moving cattle into another pen when they were thrown off the vehicle and landed on the ground. The employee sustained fractures to their upper arm, pelvis, and right leg.
An employee was moving a stand-up powered industrial truck from a warehouse to a service area. During a turn on a slight decline, the vehicle's steering chain broke and the vehicle spun. The employee fell off the vehicle and landed on his right knee, breaking his fibula.
Two employees were operating a paving machine at approximately 1 mile per hour. The paver made a sudden turn, that threw the injured employee off balance. He reached for the handhold next to him and missed, falling 6 inches off the platform to the ground. The adjustable handle for the wing on the paving machine went between his left-hand fingers with the full weight of his body. The employee suffered a closed fracture of the fourth metacarpal bone in his hand.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 424410)
An employee was pulling down a broken skid with a forklift. When the employee backed up the forklift to get the forks out of the skid he pulled down, he contacted the forks of another parked forklift, fracturing both of his legs. He was hospitalized.
An employee was picking items from the freezer section of the warehouse. When he stepped down onto the floor, he turned on the planted foot, and felt a "pop" and pain in his knee. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated knee and two torn tendons. He required surgery to repair the tendons.
At 7:40 a.m. on October 3, 2025, an employee was unloading a bulkhead at a dock door. As he pulled the bulkhead out of a trailer, its plastic lip caught on the dock plate, causing the employee to fall and twist his left leg, knee, and hip. The hip was broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.
An employee was moving a rack onto a lower conveyor in the south heat treat area when their finger got caught between the part tray and the rollers, resulting in a fingertip fracture and amputation.
An employee was climbing a ladder to get on top of the breakroom. The ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his upper back, left foot, and ankle.
Two employees were removing a circuit breaker. The injured employee was using wrenches in the removal process. One of the wrenches contacted an adjacent door, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to their neck, face, and ear, as well as momentary vision loss due to the flash.
An employee bent over to pick up a rubber mat from the ground. When he grabbed the corner of the mat, a rattlesnake hidden under it bit his left middle finger near the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.