Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Universal Pure, 1601 Pioneer Blvd., LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68502
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading material from a semi trailer using a standing pallet jack. While exiting the trailer, the employee struck a recycling dumpster being carried by another pallet jack. The employee suffered lacerations and fractures to the right foot.
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.
An employee was changing a belt on a ventilation fan when he lost balance and contacted the blades of an adjacent fan. He sustained lacerations to the left hand and wrist.
An employee was backing up a motorized pallet jack. The employee started to step off the pallet jack while it was still moving backwards and her right leg was pinned between the pallet jack and a floor scale. The employee sustained two broken bones in the lower right leg.
An employee was driving a forklift when it collided with another forklift. The employee's middle finger was pinched between the two forklifts and partially amputated.
A temporary employee was operating a powered industrial truck and attempting to maneuver around another automated powered industrial truck when the vehicles collided. The employee sustained a crush injury to their right foot.
An employee was operating a double pallet jack down an aisle when he was struck by another double pallet jack. The employee's right lower leg was then caught between the pallet jack and a rack beam, resulting in an injury just above the right ankle that required hospitalization.
An employee was operating a ride-on double pallet jack when he was struck from behind by another pallet jack. Their lower right leg was caught resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.
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