Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Texas Plumbing Supply, 9333 South Sam Houston Parkway West, MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS 77489
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee in the warehouse was operating a reach lift truck, picking orders for delivery. The lift truck pinned his left wrist against a material rack beam. The employee's wrist required surgery.
HospitalizedWrist(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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