Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FedEx Ship Center, 3600 Grays Ferry Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19146
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet) and ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was offloading containers from his truck using a deck that goes up and down. When the deck was up, he took a step and his foot went between the truck and the deck, resulting in a foot/ankle fracture.
HospitalizedFoot (feet) and ankle(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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