OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221407497

FOREMOST FOODS INT'L INC.

POMONA, CA· 2021-08-31T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Crushed, Driver, Food Handling, Foot, Forklift, Industrial Truck, Manufacturing, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor Vehicle, PIV, Pallet, Palletized Cargo, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Production Line, Walking Surface
NAICS: 311999
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345614101
Employer profile: FOREMOST FOODS INT'L INC.
Summary number: 221407497
Report ID: 0950644

Event description

Employee crushes foot when caught between palletized cargo a

Investigation abstract

At 1:05 p.m. on August 31, 2021, an employee working as a production helper for a food manufacturer was stacking product onto a pallet. A coworker operating a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) did not see that the employee had his left foot placed on the side of the pallet. The coworker backed the PIV up and caught the employee's foot between two pallets. The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed foot.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 60 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
873

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