Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FedEx Supply Chain, 100 Papercraft Boulevard, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15238
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck a stanchion. The employee sustained fractures to the right chest and right ankle.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Pallet jack-powered
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