Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gulf Rice Milling, Inc., 12010 Taylor Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was helping a forklift operator move pallets when the forklift operator turned and pinned the employee's shoulder between the forklift and a pole. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left arm.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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