Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., 10205 NW 19 Street Suite, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33172
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a standing reach forklift to load cargo into a rack when he reversed the forklift and drove into/under a rack. He was pinned between the forklift and the rack shelf, suffering muscular bruising.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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