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 Universal Pure, 777 Freeport Parkway, COPPELL, TEXAS 75019
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was driving an electric riding pallet jack. His left foot slipped off the jack and was crushed between it and metal racking. His left tibia was broken.
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