Fall or jump from and struck by another vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, 385 Callaway Church Road, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA 30240
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
On October 27, 2023, the injured employee was moving material from the aisles to the staging area when another forklift entered the aisle. The injured employee jumped from his forklift, injuring his lower leg on a pallet being transported on the other forklift.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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