Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up on side of road · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Coca Cola Refreshments, 2900 Mercy Dr., ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32808
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On April 8, 2021, an employee was walking on a warehouse floor when a forklift backed into him. He suffered foot and leg injuries and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedFoot(feet) and leg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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