Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in opposite directions, oncoming · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Abarta Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC, 243 Snyder Rd., READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19605
on — Fractures , affecting the Foot (feet) and ankle(s).
Final narrative
Two employees were passing by each other on stand-up pallet jacks in an aisle of a warehouse when the injured employee's foot became caught between the two pallet jacks, fracturing their left foot/ankle.
Hospitalized Foot (feet) and ankle(s) Pallet jack riding
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