Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Johnstown Wire Technologies, Inc., 124 Laurel Avenue, JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 15906
on — Fractures, affecting the lower extremities, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was struck in the heel/ankle by a lift truck that was backing up, resulting in two bone fractures and soft tissue damage.
HospitalizedLower extremities, unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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