Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Interroll Atlanta, LLC, 259 Corporate Dr. North, HIRAM, GEORGIA 30141
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the pelvic region, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift when it backed into a rack. A box then split open, causing parts to fall onto the employee; they sustained injuries to the hip and/or pelvis.
HospitalizedPelvic region, unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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