Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) intersecting, turning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sysco Cleveland Inc, 4747 Grayton Rd., CLEVELAND, OHIO 44135
on — Fractures , affecting the Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
A forklift and a pallet jack collided in an intersection. The pallet jack operator was hospitalized with a foot fracture that required surgery.
Hospitalized Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified Pallet jack riding
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