Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fresenius Medical Care, 371 South Royal Lane, DALLAS, TEXAS 75261
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift and crushed his hand between a racking system and the forklift resulting in hospitalization.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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