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 C & S Wholesale Grocers, 3300 NW 123rd St, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33167
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was backing their electric pallet jack out from underneath storage racks. While backing out, the employee's hand was caught between the rack and the backrest of the pallet jack, resulting in a fracture to the right hand and tendon injuries to the middle and ring fingers.
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