Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Daniele International, Inc., 1000 Daniele Drive, MAPLEVILLE, RHODE ISLAND 02839
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a standing electric forklift putting a pallet on the floor underneath a rack. The forklift reversed quickly and the employee's arm was crushed between the forklift and the racking. The employee sustained two arm fractures.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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