Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Elite Comfort Solutions, LLC, 122 Basket Factory Drive, AMERICUS, GEORGIA 31709
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
On April 1, 2019, an employee was struck by a forklift, resulting in an injury to the right calf that required hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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