Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at APOLLO SUNGUARD SYSTEMS, INC., 5 Bayfront Drive Sarasota, FL 34236, SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34236
on — Amputations, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking when a forklift carrying a 31-foot long, 7,000-pound steel support column ran them over and crushed their leg. The employee suffered blunt force trauma and amputation of his right leg from the knee down.
HospitalizedAmputationLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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