Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amazon Fulfillment Center, 33333 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, MESQUITE, TEXAS 75149
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when his foot slipped. When he tried to correct himself, his hand came off the steering control and the forklift struck a guardrail. He suffered a foot fracture.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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