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 Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC, 3200 W Gentry Pkwy, TYLER, TEXAS 75702
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was putting an empty pallet on the forks of an electric pallet jack. While maneuvering the pallet jack forks underneath the pallet, the employee's right lower leg was caught between the pallet jack and a stack of empty pallets. The employee sustained a fractured right tibia.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Pallet jack-powered
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