SALINA, KANSAS—
Advance Auto Parts
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Advance Auto Parts, 3633 South 9th Street, SALINA, KANSAS 67401 on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift when his left leg got caught between the forklift and a concrete pole. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration on his leg.
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