Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SCEPTER NEW YORK, INC., 11 Lamb Road, SENECA FALLS, NEW YORK 13148
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On 9/10/2019, an employee dismounted a forklift to move an object by hand. The forklift moved and pinched the employee between an object and the forklift. The forklift punctured the employee's leg, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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