LAREDO, TEXAS—
UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, 1602 ISLAND ST., LAREDO, TEXAS 78041 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift when another forklift ran into the injured employee, causing a laceration to the foot.
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