POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—
Walmart Store #2263
Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Walmart Store #2263, 223 Shoemaker Road, POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19464 on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was pushing a pallet off of a truck when his right foot was caught between the truck and dock. His foot broke and required surgery.
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