Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Dislocation of joints
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at OrePac Building Products, 2267 Amsterdam Road, BELGRADE, MONTANA 59714
on — Dislocation of joints, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking through a parking lot at a warehouse when a reversing forklift struck him and ran over his leg. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated knee.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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