Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Affiliated Foods, Inc., 1401 W. Farmers Ave., AMARILLO, TEXAS 79120
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee operating a forklift struck the back of another forklift, breaking his left leg and injuring both feet.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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