Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Butterfield Color, Inc., 625 West Illinois Avenue, AURORA, ILLINOIS 60506
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was struck by a forklift truck that was traveling in reverse, fracturing his left foot.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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