Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at YRC FREIGHT, INC., 100 ROADWAY DRIVE, CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17015
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee sitting on a forklift leaned forward to scan the barcode on the load. The employee's arm went through the mast and as he leaned over his leg pushed the lever upward causing the mast to come together and pinching his right forearm. The employee was kept overnight at the hospital.
HospitalizedForearm(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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