Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ELITE FLOWER SERVICES, INC., 6745 NW 36th Street Suite 290, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33166
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading a truck with an electric pallet jack. When he crossed an entryway that connects two areas in the warehouse, the pallet jack collided with a forklift. The employee suffered an injury to his left foot.
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