WAHOO, NEBRASKA—
TMC Inc
Ran off driving surface, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TMC Inc, 2355 Aspen St., WAHOO, NEBRASKA 68066 on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was moving a stand-up forklift off a dock leveler when the forklift drove off the dock. The employee jumped from the forklift and landed on the concrete ground approximately 4 feet below the dock. The employee suffered a broken right leg just above the ankle.
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