Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Club Demonstration Services, Inc., 7171 CYPRESS LAKE DRIVE, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33907
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was in a freezer when a forklift came through the door and struck her, lacerating her right leg. She was hospitalized.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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