Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Associated Wholesale Grocers, 63331 Old Military Rd., PEARL RIVER, LOUISIANA 70452
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was selecting cases in an aisle when he could not get his jack to respond. He then became pinned between a rack bar and the backrest on his equipment while still inside the cab, suffering a lacerated liver.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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