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 KEHE Distributors, LLC, 4055 Deer Park Blvd., ELKTON, FLORIDA 32033
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
On November 17, 2022, an employee was operating a electric-powered pallet jack in a warehouse when his foot became caught between the pallet jack and an adjacent metal rack, resulting in multiple fractures to his right foot. The employee was hospitalized.
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