Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dollar General, 4101 Lake Shore Drive, BESSEMER, ALABAMA 35022
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee fractured his left ankle while working with a forklift.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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