Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Elliott Electric Supply, Inc., 10605 Delta Drive, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78758
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee's ankle was pinned against a warehouse rack while he was operating an electric pallet jack.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Pallet jack-powered
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