Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Berkel & Co. Contractors, Inc. , I-75 South & Canton Road, MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30067
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
On 07/24/2015, at 1:15 PM, an employee was struck by the front tire of a forklift truck while stabilizing a compressor that was being transported. The employee stumbled and fell, and the forklift ran up his right leg, crushing it nearly to the knee. The employee's left foot got crushed and he suffered broken bones in his right leg (tibia and fibula).
HospitalizedMultiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
On December 30, 2023, an employee was pulling a pallet into the back room when a forklift rounded the corner and ran over the employee's right foot. Three of the employee's toes were amputated.
An employee was unwrapping a pallet of empty buckets. The employee stepped backward and was struck by a powered industrial truck carrying a pallet of bucket lids, resulting in a left ankle fracture.
An employee was walking in the racking area to check parts when they were struck by an oncoming forklift. The front wheel ran over the employee's right leg, resulting in fractures to the leg and ankle.
An employee was exiting a trailer for it to be loaded when their right ankle was pinned between a piece of angle iron that was anchored to the floor and a long pallet being pushed by a powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee sustained an ankle fracture and was hospitalized.
A tow truck operator was operating his bed controls on the drivers side when another vehicle crashed into him. The employee sustained fractures to the right femur, hip, and left foot, as well as abrasions to the right knee and a laceration to the right wrist.
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