Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nestle USA, Nestle Way , BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18031
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the buttock(s).
Final narrative
An employee operating a forklift struck a pallet and was caught between the forklift and the pallets, avulsing his buttocks.
HospitalizedButtock(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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