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 Target Distribution Center, 13786 County Road 433, TYLER, TEXAS 75706
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was backing out of a trailer while operating a stand-up forklift. She contacted a dock plate and suffered broken bones in her left foot.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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