Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DOLGENCORP LLC, 914 Hwy 82 W, INDIANOLA, MISSISSIPPI 38751
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
At about 3:40 a.m. on August 13, 2025, an employee was filling orders in an aisle. She was pulling over her material handling equipment to allow another employee to get around her when the equipment struck a rack. She suffered a laceration to the left leg/knee area.
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