SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI—
InStaff-BG Staffing, Inc.
Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at InStaff-BG Staffing, Inc., Helen of Troy, SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI 38672 on — Crushing injuries, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a stand-up reach lift in a warehouse. As the employee stepped off the lift, it ran over their left leg crushing it. The employee was hospitalized.
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