# Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at The Chefs Warehouse
> OSHA SIR `2024087549` · 8/16/2024 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
- **Source:** Pallet jack riding
- **Secondary source:** Structural barriers  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Chefs Warehouse
- **Location:** 240 Food Center Drive, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10474
- **NAICS:** 424410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was operating a riding pallet jack. He was entering an aisle through an overhead door while another pallet jack operator was exiting through the aisle s overhead door. As the employees went to pass each other, the injured employee's right little toe struck a yellow bollard that was guarding the pedestrian door. The toenail and the upper layer of skin were torn, and he was hospitalized with a fracture.

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