BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OHIO—
Giant Eagle
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Giant Eagle, 5300 Richmond Rd. , BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OHIO 44146 on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
On or about 4/27/16, an employee was being trained to operate a powered pallet jack. The employee lost control of the pallet jack and exited the platform. His leg was pinned under the platform of the pallet jack between a racking system, and he was hospitalized with a broken foot.
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