Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United States Cold Storage, 3255 Jim Christal Rd, DENTON, TEXAS 76207
on — Fractures, affecting the heel(s).
Final narrative
Employee 1 was being trained on operating a powered industrial truck (PIT). The forks from Employee 1's PIT went into the operator's compartment of the trainer's (Employee 2) PIT and struck Employee 2's right heel, resulting in a calcaneus fracture.
HospitalizedHeel(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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