Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Sherwin-Williams Company , 1191 Wheeling Road, WHEELING, ILLINOIS 60090
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
On February 6, 2018, an employee was operating a ride-along pallet jack when the employee's foot slipped off the pallet jack. The employee's ankle was then pinned between the pallet jack and a rack rail, suffering a laceration.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Pallet jack-powered
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