FAIRBURN, GEORGIA—
U.S. Foods of Atlanta, Inc.
Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. Foods of Atlanta, Inc., 7950 Spence Rd., FAIRBURN, GEORGIA 30213 on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a forklift toward a freezer. The forklift slid on the moist floor and collided with a stock picker in a battery charging room. The employee's left foot was caught between the two trucks and broken.
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