Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pitts Enterprises, Incorporated, 5734 Pittsview Hwy, PITTSVIEW, ALABAMA 36871
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was sweeping the floor when a forklift ran over and fractured the employee's left foot.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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