OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI—
Averitt Express, Inc.
Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Averitt Express, Inc., Leslie Pool Supplies, OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI 38654 on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
On Monday, 5/9/2016, at 9:40 AM, an employee was using a pallet jack to unload materials from a vehicle with a lift gate when the load and pallet jack fell on his feet. He sustained a broken left ankle and a contusion to his right ankle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
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