Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Odell Brewing Company, 800 E Lincoln Ave, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
On 11-13-2015, at 6:30 p.m., an employee was riding the forks of a forklift when the forklift ran into a cement post, breaking his left femur.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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