Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PepsiCo, 3625 Martin Luther King Blvd, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33916
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking behind a walkie-rider powered industrial truck. It rolled over his foot and broke his ankle in two places.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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An employee was loading a lift gate under the bumper of a truck. The employee's left hand was caught between the gate and the truck body, and the employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger.
On December 26, 2023, an employee went out to the parking lot to troubleshoot the starter of an SUV. The employee was underneath the vehicle when it started and moved and the employee's middle back area was caught under the front passenger-side tire. The employee sustained a fractured collar bone.
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