Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. , 1703 N Randall Rd, ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60123
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
On December 14, 2018, an employee's left foot was run over by a stand-up forklift. The employee was hospitalized with a foot injury.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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