Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lawler Foods, 2200 S. Houston Ave., HUMBLE, TEXAS 77396
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading product from a stand-up forklift when the forklift began to slip on a wet floor. He attempted to press an emergency stop bar near the foot pedals, but his foot slipped and got caught between the forklift and a pole. His foot was lacerated and required surgery.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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