Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at M Block & Sons, Inc., 18801 S. Oak Park Ave., TINLEY PARK, ILLINOIS 60477
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
A temporary employee was operating a stand-up forklift when the forklift struck a rack. The employee suffered a left foot injury.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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