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 Coca Cola, 3939 St Lucie Blvd, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34946
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck a wall. His left foot was caught between the pallet jack and the wall resulting in a fractured left ankle. The employee was hospitalized.
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