Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amazon Fulfillment Center, 2201 Thornton Road, LITHIA SPRINGS, GEORGIA 30122
on — Amputations, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck when he lost control of the vehicle and jumped from it. The truck severed his lower left leg, which had to be surgically amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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