HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI—
PrideStaff, Inc
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PrideStaff, Inc, 1400 James Street, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI 39401 on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
A temporary employee was writing on a large roll of paper when a forklift driver pushed another roll against the roll she was writing on and her left forearm became lodged and fractured between the rolls.
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