Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Americold Logistics, LLC, 1951 Old River Road, BLOOMINGDALE, GEORGIA 31302
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
A forklift operator was in the freezer operating a stand-up reach truck when a case fell as he was bringing a pallet down. The employee exited the reach truck to move out of the way of the falling case. The vehicle continued to roll and struck his lower left leg, resulting in an injury.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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