Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Queens Shoprite Association LLC., 133-11 20th Avenue, COLLEGE POINT, NEW YORK 11356
on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a manual jack to stock the grocery store when their foot was crushed by the jack. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured toe.
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