Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sysco Cleveland Inc, 4747 Grayton Road, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44135
on — Amputations, affecting the foot (feet), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was turning a forklift when his left foot was caught between the forklift and a product rack and crushed. The left foot was later surgically amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFoot (feet), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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