Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Central Transport, 4500 IRVING BLVD, DALLAS, TEXAS 75247
on — Fractures, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift to load pallets inside of trailers. While on the forklift inside of a trailer, the employee reached through the forks from her seat to place a shipping label on a pallet. The controls were pressed and the pallets came down on her right forearm, resulting in a fracture in two places.
HospitalizedForearm(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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