Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Capstone Logistics, 1155 Commerce Blvd, LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY 08085
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee loaded pallets onto a pallet jack. When he started moving the jack his leg was pinned between the pallet jack and a cinder block wall. The employee sustained a fracture to the lower leg and ankle, and a laceration to the heel.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Pallet jack-powered
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