Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HD Supply Facility Maintenance, Ltd., 175 Ambassador Drive, NAPERVILLE, ILLINOIS 60540
on — Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the Foot (feet) and toe(s).
Final narrative
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift through a demising wall pass-through when their left foot became caught between the forklift and a bollard. The employee's foot was crushed and amputated.
HospitalizedAmputation Foot (feet) and toe(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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