Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Builders FirstSource, 8615 Justice Place, GROVELAND, FLORIDA 34736
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on the ground beside his tractor trailer and strapping down his load. A forklift crushed him against the trailer as it backed past him. He suffered a broken pelvis and internal bleeding.
HospitalizedMultiple trunk locationsForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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