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 J. R. Simplot Company, 3630 Gateway Drive, GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58203
on — Amputations, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was driving a stand-up powered industrial truck (PIT) to the charging station and struck a cement reinforcement barrier. The employee was pinned between the PIT and the cement reinforcement barrier, resulting in the amputation of their lower left leg.
HospitalizedAmputationLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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