Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from and struck by moving vehicle · Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at McWane, Inc., 1501 West 17th Street, ANNISTON, ALABAMA 36202
on — Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries, affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
On March 26, 2025, an employee was operating a forklift and was emptying a pan that was lifted by the forks of the forklift. The forklift began descending down the ramp beside a building. The employee dismounted the moving forklift and her leg was caught and run over by the wheels of the forklift. The employee was hospitalized with crushing injuries to her leg.
Hospitalized Leg(s) unspecified Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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