Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at East Penn Manufacturing Co., 102 Deka Road, LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA 19536
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck a parked van. His legs were pinned between the bumper of the van and the pallet jack. His right ankle was broken and he suffered contusions to the left lower leg/ankle. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedAnkle(s)Pallet jack-powered
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