Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KIA MOTORS MANUFACTURING GEORGIA,INC., 7777 KIA PARKWAY, WEST POINT, GEORGIA 31833
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift. Their left foot was crushed after becoming caught between the forklift and a column.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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