Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at M.J. ELECTRIC, LLC, 13082 E Manito Road, PEKIN, ILLINOIS 61554
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was spotting equipment being moved by a rough terrain forklift when the forklift ran over the employee's foot, breaking it.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedIndustrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
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