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 McLane Southern, Inc., 2014 East Manufacturers Blvd., BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI 39601
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
A yard spotter was training a teammate. The trainer stood on the platform of the yard truck and as the teammate was backing into a trailer, he jumped the fifth wheel and the trainer was pinned between the cab of the yard truck and the trailer. The employee sustained broken bones.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedIndustrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
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