PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI—
Tractor Supply Company--Store 1684
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tractor Supply Company--Store 1684, 2320 Hwy 43 South, PICAYUNE, MISSISSIPPI 39466 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was riding on the side of a forklift. When he exited the forklift while it slowed down, his right lower leg was struck and run over by the forklift resulting in multiple fractures.
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