MERRIAM, KANSAS—
IKEA
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at IKEA, 6000 Ikea Way,, MERRIAM, KANSAS 66202 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A forklift driver was re-positioning a pallet when the pallet fell off the forks, striking and breaking a nearby employee's right leg.
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