Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Abrasions, scratches
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UNISTRESS CORP., 550 CHESHIRE RD., PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01201
on — Abrasions, scratches, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was finishing a concrete double v-beam with a trowel when a coworker entered the building with a forklift. As the coworker passed the injured employee, his tire caught the employee and pinned him against the form and forklift. The injured employee suffered scrapes to his back, right arm, and right torso.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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