Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Union Payroll Agency, Inc, World Congress Center, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30313
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was directing a powered industrial truck (PIT) operator on how to load onto a tractor trailer when the PIT operator reversed and pinned the employee between the PIT and the tractor trailer. The employee suffered a right lower leg injury.
HospitalizedAmputationLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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