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 CSA Equipment Company, LLC, 1900- 13th Street Blvd, suite 101, MOBILE, ALABAMA 36602
on — Fractures, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift on a rail track platform when their left arm was caught between the forklift and the side of a rail car. They sustained a left arm fracture.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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