ATTALLA, ALABAMA—
LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLC
Struck by other falling object n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLC, 211 Industrial Dr, ATTALLA, ALABAMA 35954 on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
On November 22, 2024, an employee was pulling a pallet of product from a second-level location using a high-reach lift. The pallet struck the pallet above it, causing the pallet on the third level to fall. The employee was struck by the falling pallet of 30-pound cardboard boxes filled with poultry products and he sustained fractures to his right tibia and fibula that required surgery.
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