ORLANDO, FLORIDA—
Express Employment Professionals
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Express Employment Professionals, 8633 Transport Drive, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32832 on — Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries, affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
A forklift backed into, and partially onto, a temporary employee's legs. It struck and injured her right calf and her left leg near the ankle sustained a severe gash. She was hospitalized with fractures and a partial degloving of the right leg.
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