WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS—
EG America, LLC
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at EG America, LLC, 165 Flanders Road, WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS 01581 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
A grocery store employee was operating a motorized pallet jack when they collided with a nearby wall. The employee sustained a laceration to his leg and was hospitalized.
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On December 4, 2024, an employee was operating a pallet jack when they became pinned between the jack and a rack in the freezer section. The employee sustained a fractured leg.
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