OSHA Injury Report: US Foods Everett

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

walking backwards from inside trailer towards [REDACTED] that had been lowered without his awareness Trainer had just lowered [REDACTED] to inspect for possible damage when another vehicle had just backed up into [REDACTED] Trainer failed to notify trainee that gate had been lowered Trainer looked back toward trailer and [REDACTED] just as trainee walked backward off end trailer landing 4 ft below onto lowered [REDACTED] platform

What happened

Trainee trainer were both working inside back of parked trailer servicing Tapped [REDACTED] Other party backed into raised [REDACTED] Trainer lowered [REDACTED] to inspect for possible damage with other driver Trainer DID NOT warn or caution trainee who was still in trailer that [REDACTED] had been lowered Trainee was walking backwards toward [REDACTED] but unaware it had been lowered to ground level He fell backwards off end of trailer landing on lowered platform Trainee struck his head and upper torso 1st and he landed onto platform This was at least a 4 ft fall from trailer level Trainer called supervisor to report incident and that trainee was dazed and dizzy Trainee declined immediate medical response He sat rode in truck cab with trainer watching him closely They did stop and drop off injured trainee at [REDACTED] Silver Lake ER center approx 2 hrs after the incident for medical attention Trainee subsequently declined CT scan recommendation by [REDACTED] staff citing concern for

Injury or illness

Nature of InjuryIllness Contusion Body Parts Back

Object or substance involved

metal surface of platform as his falling body struck it falling backwards off end of trailer

Summary line

Nature of InjuryIllness Contusion Cause of InjuryIllnessFall Different Level Body Parts Back Object Substance metal surface of platform as his falling body struck it falling backwards off end of trailer

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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