Pedestrian struck by vehicle unspecified · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Choice Aviation Services, Inc., 340-3 Airis Drive, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was struck by a forklift, resulting in a lower leg laceration.
Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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