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 AMARR Company, 3800 GREENWAY CIRCLE, LAWRENCE, KANSAS 66046
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was picking up and loading material onto a truck with a forklift when his left foot was caught between the forklift and a post that protects the door opening. His foot broke and required surgery.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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