Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, 44 SOUTH WASHINGTON STREET, NEW BREMEN, OHIO 45869
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift. While making a turn, the forklift struck a product being pulled by another forklift. The employee's leg was caught and broken between his forklift and the product.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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