Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Distribution Center Store No. 7015, 397319 W. 3000 Rd., OCHELATA, OKLAHOMA 74051
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift. The employee fell off the forklift as it turned, landing on the concrete floor and suffering a broken hip. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHip(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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