Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · MULTIPLE DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND DISORDERS
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FleetPride Inc., 4313 Woodruf Rd., COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31904
on — MULTIPLE DISEASES, CONDITIONS, AND DISORDERS, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a forklift to move pallets from the warehouse to the back side of the building when the forklift struck the building's gas shut-off valve, igniting the battery and starting a fire. The employee suffered second degree burns to both arms and first degree burns to the face and forehead.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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