Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from and struck by moving vehicle · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RS Americas, Inc., 7151 Jack Newell Boulevard South, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76118
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Foot(feet) and leg(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee placed a box in the driving cage of a forklift to move it from one side of the warehouse to the other. As the employee approached the back portion of the area, the box shifted and hit the controls, causing the forklift to move toward the warehouse wall. The employee lost their balance, caught themselves, and stepped down off the forklift. The forklift continued and struck the wall, pinning their left leg/ankle against the wall. The employee moved the forklift forward and then fell to the floor, sustaining injuries to their leg and foot.
Hospitalized Foot(feet) and leg(s) n.e.c. Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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