Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cardone Industries, Inc., 5660 Rising Sun Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19120
on — Amputations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift and struck a fixed object resulting in the amputation of part of his foot.
HospitalizedAmputationFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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