Ran off driving surface, nonroadway · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AAA Cooper Transportation, 227 SW 52nd Ave, OCALA, FLORIDA 34474
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using a forklift to unload trailers at a dock. The forklift fell from the dock to the ground. The employee suffered a back injury.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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