Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wastequip Manufacturing Company LLC, 2624 Mine & Mill Lane, LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33801
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was standing in a breezeway near a roll-off paint booth taking photos of sub-assemblies when a forklift struck the right side of his body. He suffered a lacerated kidney and contusions.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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