COLUMBUS, GEORGIA—
Pac Van, Inc
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Pac Van, Inc, 1627 South Lumpkin Rd, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31903 on — Amputations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was loading a container on a tilt bed trailer when the container shifted and crushed the employee's right foot, resulting in an amputation.
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