Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION, 8366 N HWY 51, MC BRIDE, MISSOURI 63776
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On December 12, 2021, a fork truck operator struck a protruding rack divider that extended into the aisleway and sustained a severe leg injury.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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