Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Bruises, contusions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Teijin Automotive Technology Texas, LLC, 2050 8th Street, SEGUIN, TEXAS 78156
on — Bruises, contusions, affecting the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was walking back to his forklift after stopping to remove paper from its forks. Another forklift struck him as it backed out of a semi-truck trailer. He was pinched between the side of his own forklift and the counterweights on the forklift that was backing up; he suffered a contusion from the top of his left thigh to his ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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