NAVARRE, OHIO—
Hendrickson (Navarre, OH)
Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Hendrickson (Navarre, OH), 4500 Sterilite Street NE, NAVARRE, OHIO 44662 on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
Two employees were standing beside a parked forklift when another forklift approached. It struck the parked forklift and the injured employee's hand became caught between the two forklifts. The employee sustained finger fractures and lacerations and was hospitalized.
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