Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at North American Lighting , 2275 S Main St, PARIS, ILLINOIS 61944
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
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Final narrative
On August 20, 2019, an employee was adjusting the forks on a powered industrial truck when a second employee drove down an adjacent row and struck/pushed returnable metal frame packaging toward the first employee. The first employee was pinned between the packaging and the mast of his powered industrial truck, suffering fractured ribs, a lacerated kidney, and a lung contusion.
HospitalizedMultiple trunk locationsForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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