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 Amazon Fulfillment Center, 6050 Gateway Court, OBETZ, OHIO 43207
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee's left leg was fractured when he tried to prevent his reach truck from striking a fixed guardrail.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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