Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Food Bank of South Jersey, 1501 John Tipton Blvd, PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY 08109
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On 5/14/2018, a temporary employee was walking through a warehouse when his phone was knocked out of his hand. As he reached to pick up his phone, a powered industrial vehicle backed over his left foot, breaking it and requiring surgery. Steel toe shoes were worn at the time of the incident.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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