Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SSA Cooper, LLC, Ocean Terminal, Birth 18, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31405
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was watching a surge pile in the staging area while supervising the work, when he was struck by a forklift that was loading out trucks in the vicinity. The employee's right leg and elbow were injured, resulting in surgery and hospitalization.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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