Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at McLane Midwest, Inc., 3400 E Main St, DANVILLE, ILLINOIS 61834
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee lost control of a forklift while turning, and the employee's left hand got pinned between the racking and the forklift fracturing it.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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