Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New England Motor Freight, Inc. [NEMF], 2300 Landmeier Rd, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILLINOIS 60007
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking out of a trailer to his forklift when another forklift struck him and fractured his leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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