Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Advanced Autoparts, 4900 Frontage Rd. South, LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33815
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was traveling on a reach truck in a distribution center. The truck lost traction on a wet floor and collided with a rack. The employee's left foot was crushed between the truck and the rack, and the employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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