Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H-J ENTERPRISES, INC., 6217 State Highway PP, HIGH RIDGE, MISSOURI 63049
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
On or about 2/1/2015, an employee was operating a stand-up lift truck. His foot slipped off the back of the lift truck and was caught between the back of the lift truck and a wooden crate. The employee was trying to lift his foot off the brake pedal to stop the lift truck but did not completely do so. The employee suffered a broken left foot.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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