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 Ayr Wellness, 1719 Oak St, LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08701
on — Fractures, affecting the jaw, chin.
Final narrative
An employee was navigating a scissor lift through a doorway when he contacted the door frame. The employee sustained a broken jaw and lacerations on the neck and the top of the head.
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