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 Katoen Natie Gulf Coast, Inc., 10925 SH 225, LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571
on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was parking a reach truck when their foot got caught between the reach truck and a warehouse pole. The employee was hospitalized with open wounds on the top and bottom of his left foot and a fractured little toe.
HospitalizedToes(s), toenail(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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