Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle unspecified · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dollar General Distribution Center, 6601 Cal Turner Dr., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78220
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was driving an electrical pallet jack when they lost footing resulting in a laceration to the left calf. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Pallet jack riding
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