Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sherwin-Williams Florida Distribution Center, 400 Bert Schulz Boulevard, WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA 33881
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the upper arm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a reach truck when the truck struck the corner of a pallet in a push-back rack, resulting in a puncture wound to the employee's left bicep.
HospitalizedUpper arm(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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