GENEVA, ILLINOIS—
Lineage Logistics
Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Lineage Logistics, 2088 Geneva Drive, GENEVA, ILLINOIS 60134 on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was checking temperatures with his pallet jack parked behind him. A reach truck came around a corner and struck the parked pallet jack, which rolled onto the employee's legs and knocked him to the ground. He suffered an ankle dislocation and a hairline fracture.
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