Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) unspecified · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wonton Food Inc, 235 Express Street, PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK 11803
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was using an electric jack to load a pallet onto a truck when he was struck from behind by a forklift, resulting in a laceration to his right leg.
Hospitalized Leg(s) unspecified Pallet jack riding
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