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 Exel, 6720 Oakley Industrial Blvd., UNION CITY, GEORGIA 30291
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was unloading a trailer using a forklift. While reversing the forklift, the employee struck the dock door, fracturing the left thumb.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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