Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Flower City Tissue Mills Co., 700 Driving Park Avenue, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14613
on — Fractures, affecting the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was standing beside a machine on the floor when a reversing forklift struck the employee and ran over his leg. The employee's lower leg and foot were fractured requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedFoot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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An employee was removing tissue paper that was wrapped around a roll when his left arm was pinched between a roll and fabric (like a belt). The employee sustained a fractured arm and a dislocated elbow.
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An employee was spotting for a forklift operation. The forklift backed over the employee, who suffered a complete amputation to one lower leg and a partial amputation to the other leg. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning his work area and preparing it to begin making air-set molds
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An employee was troubleshooting overflowing ink on a printer-slotter machine when their right ring fingertip was caught in a guarded roller, resulting in a partial amputation.
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An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
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