Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Noble House Home Furnishings LLC, 425 Jimmy Deloach Parkway, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31407
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift. The employee's foot was pinned between the lift and a pole and was crushed. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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