Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SAIA, 2701 Republic Blvd, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35202
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee drove a forklift into a trailer, set the parking brakes, and exited the forklift. The employee then went to strap freight in the trailer and the forklift rolled forward, crushing the employee's left leg and fracturing it.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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