Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FHI, LLC, 777 SW 12th Avenue, DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA 33442
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift. As he made a turn, he fell off and his foot was caught between the forklift and a pallet. The employee sustained a left foot laceration.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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