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 AJINOMOTO FOODS NORTH AMERICA, INC., 10646 Highway 51, OAKLAND, MISSISSIPPI 38948
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift in the warehouse freezer. As he was traveling down an aisle, the forklift struck a storage rack. The employee's leg was pinned between the racks and the forklift, resulting in a lower leg fracture and hospitalization.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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