Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Anixter, Inc., 3881 Old Winter Garden Road, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32805
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Two employees were operating powered industrial trucks (individual order pickers) when they collided. One of the employee's suffered a leg injury.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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