Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Diversified Maintenance-RWS, LLC, Sumitomo Corporation, TONAWANDA, NEW YORK 14150
on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a golf cart when their left ankle got caught between the golf cart and the frame of an exit door, resulting in fractured toes that required surgery and hospitalization.
HospitalizedToes(s), toenail(s)Golf cart, personnel transport cart
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