Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CALIFORNIA CARTAGE COMPANY, INC., GARDEN CITY TERMINAL, CFS BUILDING #2, GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA 31418
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a clamp lift truck to transport freight when it overturned, resulting in a severe leg injury.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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