Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from and struck by moving vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dollar General Distribution Center, 1200 South 10th Street, BLAIR, NEBRASKA 68008
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee operating a powered pallet jack dismounted the jack before it came to a complete stop. The employee's right ankle was pinned between the pallet jack and a rack and it was fractured.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) Pallet jack riding
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