Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ralston Supply Center,Inc., 400 Oriskany Street, UTICA, NEW YORK 13502
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was injured when a rack of tables being pushed down a lift gate began to travel too quickly. The tables fell off the lift gate and onto the employee.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableRacks-garment and other
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