BASTROP, TEXAS—
Darling Ingredients
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Darling Ingredients , 2641 FM 2336, BASTROP, TEXAS 78602 on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On 11/24/15, at 1900 hours, an employee was operating a rough terrain forklift on a steep grade. The forklift toppled over and pinned his left arm underneath. He was hospitalized with a broken arm and had surgery.
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