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 Ace Hardware Distribution Center, 139 Fredericksburg Road, FREDERICKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17026
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple foot (feet) locations.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a high-reach forklift. The employee began to turn into an aisle, saw another employee in the aisle, and tried to stop the turn. The forklift struck an end cap, and the employee's left foot was caught between the two. The employee suffered a crushing injury and fractures to the foot and toes.
HospitalizedMultiple foot (feet) locationsForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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