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 Performance Food Group Company, 2160 BRECKINRIDGE BLVD, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30043
on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
On December 19, 2016, at 7:45 p.m., an employee was operating an electric forklift in the freezer to go pick an order when the employee struck a storage rack upright. The employee's right foot was caught between the forklift and the rack, resulting in lacerations that required stitches and two broken toes. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
HospitalizedToes(s), toenail(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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