Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NESCO Resource LLC, 3145 5th Ave, EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61244
on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift and made a sharp turn. The employee's left forearm was then caught between the forklift and an industrial shelving system (rack), fracturing the left radius and ulna bones.
HospitalizedForearm(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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