# Fractures at United Natural Foods Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110317` · 11/25/2022 · YORK, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
- **Source:** Pallet jack-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** United Natural Foods Inc.
- **Location:** 225 Cross Farm Lane, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, 17406
- **NAICS:** 424410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the rider platform of a pallet jack. When the pallet jack was put in reverse, the throttle handle went up and caused the jack to stop abruptly. The employee fell to the floor, sustaining six broken ribs. She was hospitalized.

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