Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Costco Wholesale, 305 West Quinn Road, POCATELLO, IDAHO 83201
on — Fractures , affecting the Foot (feet) and toe(s).
Final narrative
An employee was gathering shopping carts in front of the building when a truck drove by and the truck's trailer ran over her left foot. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to a metatarsal and a toe.
Hospitalized Foot (feet) and toe(s) Trucks with mounted machines, equipment unspecified
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