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 AAA Cooper Transportation, Inc., 1700 Flag Street, Building A, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32209
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
On December 3, 2021, at the unloading dock, an employee was using a forklift to unload boxes from a trailer onto a pallet. As he was backing out of the truck's trailer and dock plate, the employee's left leg hit the dock's guardrails, resulting in a fractured fibula and tibia that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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