Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., USA, 6600 NW 27th St., LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68524
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
A temporary employee was operating a forklift and crushed their foot between a pole and the forklift.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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