# Open wounds, unspecified at US Foods
> OSHA SIR `2021032616` · 3/28/2021 · TOPEKA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Skids, pallets
- **Secondary source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** US Foods
- **Location:** 4725 NW US Highway 24, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66618
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stacking merchandise on a pallet when a pallet jack drove past the employee and struck a pallet. As the employee attempted to move out of the way, the employee walked into a pallet, resulting in a right leg injury above the ankle.

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