Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kmart, 655 Sunland Park, EL PASO, TEXAS 79912
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was helping to dispose of carts of hangers while another employee was using a forklift. The employee's left hand was then pinched between the forks and the carts full of hangers, sustaining lacerations and two fractured middle fingers.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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