Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Autovol, 16376 Star Road, NAMPA, IDAHO 83687
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple foot (feet) locations.
Final narrative
An employee was trying to set a bucket of tools and parts into a modular apartment. His right foot was caught under a caster/wheel that the apartment rolled on. He suffered two broken toes and a wound that required 25 stitches in his right foot; he was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple foot (feet) locationsCart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
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