Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walmart Distribution Center #7038, 4001 South Jenkins Road, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34981
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was trying to slow down a forklift to prevent a collision with another forklift. The employee's left foot was smashed between the two forklifts.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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