Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc., 8003 Industrial Highway, CARTERET, NEW JERSEY 07008
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On 7/17/17, an employee was driving a stand-up riding forklift truck and negotiating a turn when the forklift struck a column. His left leg was crushed in the collision, suffering multiple fractures. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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