# Bruises, contusions at US Food
> OSHA SIR `2017088145` · 8/24/2017 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** US Food
- **Location:** 4725 NW US Highway 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66618
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a triple pallet jack to lift cases when he ran into a support beam. His right thigh and knee were pinched between the equipment and beam, resulting in a contusion that required hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*