Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Penske Truck Rental, 1322 Commerce Drive, DECATUR, ALABAMA 35601
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was positioning blankets and a dolly in the bed of a truck when the driver entered the cab and started to pull forward, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall approximately 4 feet to the ground. He broke his right foot.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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