Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Advance Industry Supplies, 2255 Westbelt Drive, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43207
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was standing in a box basket being lifted by a forklift, attempting to hang tarp, when the box basket tipped over. The employee fell from the forklift and fractured both knees, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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