Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Inc., 1523 Steve Reynolds Industrial Pkwy, COMMERCE, GEORGIA 30529
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a forklift to load empty pallets onto a trailer. His forklift struck another lift, parked nearby. He suffered a laceration to the right lower leg that required hospitalization and stitches.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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