Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Frito-Lay Inc., 3310 Texas 36, ROSENBERG, TEXAS 77471
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift and was in the process of learning how to unload bulk trailers. The employee's left foot was pinned between the forklift and a barrier, resulting in a laceration to the left foot. The injury required stitches.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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