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 Veritiv Corporation, 6285 Tri-Ridge Blvd, LOVELAND, OHIO 45140
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was struck-by a manually operated pallet jack as he was moving a load of boxes.
An employee was driving a forklift to move pallets when he saw a box starting to fall. As he dismounted the forklift to catch the box, the forklift continued moving. His left foot was caught between the wooden pallet and the fork of the forklift, puncturing the skin and bone.
An employee was hospitalized due to a laceration to the right foot which resulted from an accident involving a double pallet jack and a racking system.
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