Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dollar General Distribution Center, 914 US 82, INDIANOLA, MISSISSIPPI 38751
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a pallet jack and making a turn. As she was backing up to complete the turn, the employee's left foot was caught between the vehicle and a pole, resulting in a fracture.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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