MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA—
People Ready
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at People Ready, Maxwell Air Force Base, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36112 on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
A temporary employee was adjusting dunnage under a lifted load of corrugated metal decking when he signaled the forklift operator to let the boom out. During this process, a piece of decking slid off and hit his lower leg. He was hospitalized with a right ankle fracture and a fractured right tibia and fibula.
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