Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Crown Equipment Corporation, UNFI/Super Value, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33069
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was servicing a lift truck for a customer at the costumer's site when the employee collided with a stationary object and suffered a broken foot.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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