OSHA Injury Report: SNO-PAC FOODS INC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN OUR DRY STORAGE 2 DEPT BY SHIPPING AND USING A HAMMER TO KNOCK APART BROKEN DECK BOARDS AND REPAIR PALLETS. THE PALLETS WERE ON THE FLOOR AND HE WAS BENDING OVER.

What happened

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING APART DECK BOARDS ON THE PALLET AND ONE LOOSE BOARD HAD A NAIL IN IT FACING UP AND HE ACCIDENTIALLY STEPPED ON THE BOARD. THE NAIL PUNCTURED THROUGH HIS SHOE AND INTO HIS LEFT FOOT. THE EMPLOYEE CALLED FOR HELP AND TOOK HIS SHOE OFF RIGHT AWAY TO CHECK. THERE WAS MINIMAL BLEEDING AND SORENESS BUT THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL CLINIC TO VERIFY [REDACTED] SHOT CLEAN THE WOUND AND GET AN ANTIBIOTIC TO PREVENT INFECTION FROM THE RUSTY NAIL.

Injury or illness

LEFT FOOT NAIL PUNCTURED THROUGH THE SHOE AND SLIGHTLY INTO THE BALL OF HIS FOOT.

Object or substance involved

LOOSE DECK BOARD OFF A PALLET WITH A RUSTY NAIL STICKING UP

Summary line

Employee was working on repairing damaged pallets in the dry storage area. He was hitting apart the pallet boards with a hammer and he stepped on one of the loose boards that had a nail in it. The nail punctured through his shoe and slightly into his foot

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.