Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c. · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc., 1111 E. Delafield Rd., OCONOMOWOC, WISCONSIN 53066
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the foot (feet) and ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee operating a stand-up forklift was struck by (broad side) another stand-up forklift at an aisle intersection. The collision pushed the forklift into a concrete barrier. The employee operating this forklift had his foot and ankle crushed between the forklift frame and the concrete barrier. The employee was transported to the hospital and hospitalized for surgery to the ankle and foot. The second forklift operator was not hurt.
HospitalizedFoot (feet) and ankle(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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