Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wal-Mart Distribution Center 6018, 405 E Booth Road, SEARCY, ARKANSAS 72143
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading pallets on a trailer with a single jack when the jack's forks became stuck on a dock plate. While maneuvering the single jack, the employee lost control of the equipment and ran into a conveyor system located nearby.
The employee suffered a laceration to the left lower leg that became swollen, requiring hospitalization.
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