Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Texas Instruments Inc., 13353 N. Central Expy, DALLAS, TEXAS 75243
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee arrived at a dock to offload equipment from a box truck using a standup forklift. The forklift jolted when activated and crushed the employee's left foot against a wall.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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