Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alliance Ground International LLC, JFK Airport, JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
A forklift backed into an employee as he was walking through a yard. He suffered injuries to both legs and his left arm.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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