Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kuehne + Nagel Inc., 8620 Congdon Hill Dr., ALBURTIS, PENNSYLVANIA 18011
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
At 10:20 a.m. on December 11, 2021, two forklifts collided. One of the forklift operators suffered a leg injury and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
An employee was backing into a warehouse on a stand-up forklift to pick up a pallet. He lost his balance as he turned to pick up the pallet, then grabbed the pallet rack to steady himself. His hand was caught between the rack and the forklift, and his fingertip was amputated.
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