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 New Albertson's, Inc. dba Jewel Osco, 1955 W. North Ave., MELROSE PARK, ILLINOIS 60160
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a standup forklift in the warehouse. The employee was pinned between the forklift and a bollard, suffering a broken lower right leg.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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