Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Avulsions, enucleations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED, 7000 ALBURTIS ROAD, MACUNGIE, PENNSYLVANIA 18062
on — Avulsions, enucleations, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was backing up a forklift. As it turned, his right upper arm was pinched between it and a material storage rack. He suffered a deep tissue avulsion above the elbow.
HospitalizedUpper arm(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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