OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221401730

PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP, INC.

NEW WINDSOR, MD· 2021-08-30T00:00:00

Event: Ankle, Backing Up, Caught Between, Crushed, Driving, Foot, Fracture, Industrial Truck, Inexperience, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pallet Jack, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Storage Rack, Struck Against
NAICS: 424410
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345506026
Employer profile: PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP, INC.
Summary number: 221401730
Report ID: 0352470

Event description

Employee fractures ankle when caught between pallet jack and

Investigation abstract

At 4:00 p.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee working for a grocery wholesaler was operating a Crown pallet jack. The employee was operating the PIV in reverse to maneuver the vehicle around a corner. He stepped off the PIV platform while in motion and caught his foot between the pallet jack and a pallet under the shelving system. The employee was hospitalized to treat a compound fracture to his ankle.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Event type
6

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