Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Abrasions, scratches
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Piedmont National Corporation, 1561 Southland Circle NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318
on — Abrasions, scratches, affecting the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was reversing a standup forklift when his left foot was caught between the forklift and a pole. He suffered an abrasion to his left foot/lower leg.
HospitalizedFoot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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