Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hayden Beverage Company, 2910 E Amity Rd, BOISE, IDAHO 83716
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a standing forklift with loaded pallets. The forklift hit a bump and the employee's leg was pinned between the load and a concrete bollard, resulting in a broken leg.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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