Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, 5600 SOUTH COUNCIL ROAD, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73179
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking beside a pallet jack when it jerked toward him, pinning and breaking his ankle between the pallet jack and metal racks.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Pallet jack-powered
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