Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Knoll Inc., 1235 Water Street, EAST GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18041
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift when the fork extension of a second forklift struck and fractured the employee's ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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