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 Ideal Industries, Inc., 1800 S. Prairie Dr., SYCAMORE, ILLINOIS 60178
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
At 9:30 a.m. on October 22, 2021, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift at a loading dock. The face of the forklift pinned her left leg and foot against a guardrail in front of a charging station, breaking bones in the lower leg.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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