Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Goodwill Industries of Denver, 4355 Kearney St., DENVER, COLORADO 80216
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c., affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was performing inventory duties in a warehouse when he was struck by a forklift, resulting in hospitalization for an injury to his left leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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