Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at R.P. Lumber Co., Inc., 701 E Gaines Drive, CLINTON, MISSOURI 64735
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking in the yard when they were struck by a forklift and knocked to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
HospitalizedHip(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
On November 22, 2022, an employee was delivering lumber to a job site. The employee climbed into the bed of the pickup truck and began unstrapping the lumber from the rack. After releasing the rear strap, he felt the truck begin to move. The employee then jumped from the back of the bed of the truck onto the back passenger side of the vehicle. He fell and hit the ground and the truck then rolled over his legs with the front passenger side tire. The employee was hospitalized for a tibia fracture and displacement.
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