LAKELAND, FLORIDA—
Saddle Creek Corporation
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Saddle Creek Corporation, 3010 Saddle Creek Rd, LAKELAND, FLORIDA 33801 on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading a trailer with a forklift. The product shifted and some items fell off the pallet that was on his forks. After he dismounted to pick up the product, the forklift's parking brake failed and the forklift rolled forward. The forks pinned his right ankle to the pallet, causing multiple fractures to the ankle.
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