Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, 4950 New World Ave., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32221
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was driving his forklift down a receiving aisle when it collided with another forklift. The employee's left leg was caught between the two forklifts, suffering a fracture. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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