SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NEW YORK—
SEKO Worldwide Logistics
Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SEKO Worldwide Logistics, Cargo City, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NEW YORK 11413 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee entered a forklift. When he engaged it, his right leg got caught in a strap (used to secure cargo to the floor of the forklift truck) and was broken.
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