Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Resers Fine Foods Inc, 3167 SE 10th Street, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66607
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the heel(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was driving a standup forklift in the warehouse when he struck a bump post that buffers pallet racks. His left heel was caught between the post and the lift, de-gloving his heel pad. His foot was outside the driver compartment at the time of the incident.
HospitalizedHeel(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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