Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Weis Markets, Incorporated, 16 South Industrial Park Road, MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA 17847
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was pulling product and placing it on a pallet, which rested on an electric pallet jack. The employee's leg was pinned between two pallet jacks, and the employee's tibia was broken.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Pallet jack-powered
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