Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ABB Inc, 1000 Carson Court, EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18045
on — Fractures , affecting the Thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was driving a reach truck when it struck another reach truck that was backing away from a loading dock. The second truck came into contact with the employee's left leg through the open entrance of their own truck. The employee suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
Hospitalized Thigh(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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