Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Allegheny Wood Products, LLC., 996 Moyers Road, BRUCETON MILLS, WEST VIRGINIA 26525
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was struck by a forklift's rear steering wheels. He suffered injuries to the left leg and ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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