Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Hillman Group, Inc., 212 Burlington Rd NE, ROME, GEORGIA 30161
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On August 17, 2023, an employee was operating an order picker that was carrying empty pallets. The employee went to avoid a pallet in his path when the vehicle collided with a rack, causing the pallets to fall from the vehicle. His leg was pinned between the order picker and the stack of pallets, resulting in leg fractures.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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