Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at VI-JON LABORATORIES, INC., 8515 PAGE AVENUE, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63114
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the heel(s).
Final narrative
An employee was driving a standup forklift and dismounting from the back of it when the heel of his boot was caught underneath the forklift, cutting his left heel severely. The forklift had not come to a complete stop at the time.
HospitalizedHeel(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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An employee was operating a rider-style powered pallet jack. He lost his balance causing him to fall off and become trapped between it and a wall. He suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.
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