Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Safestway Labor Force LLC, 215 N. Mill Rd., VINELAND, NEW JERSEY 08360
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a forklift when it crashed into another, stationary forklift. His left foot was crushed.
HospitalizedAmputationFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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