Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bailey Street Bakery, 165 Bailey Street, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30314
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
While operating a forklift to load waste modules onto a trailer, an employee fell to the lower level from the docks and suffered a crushed leg, calf, and ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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