Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Snyder's Lance, Inc., 1350 York St, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA 17331
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a standup forklift to unload a trailer and set up a line. Her left foot became pinned between the vehicle and a wall. She was hospitalized with a fractured left foot and contusions/bruising, requiring surgery.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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