Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mondelez International, 6903 West Sam Houston Parkway North, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041
on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving pallets with an electric pallet jack. While backing up the pallet jack, his leg got caught in the wheel well of a forklift. The forklift operator began to move the forklift forward, causing the employee's leg to be pulled farther into the wheel well. He suffered broken bones in his right foot and a fractured right elbow, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Pallet jack-powered
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