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Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

1 hospitalization · 2024032363 · 3/15/2024 · Fedex

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Fedex
Location
540 Airport Road, WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, 02886
NAICS
492110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A warehouse employee was scanning packages that were transported by a forklift when she was struck by a reversing forklift. She fell down and the forklift's left rear tire went over the top of the employee's lower extremities, crushing her legs. Her legs were bruised and muscles were damaged. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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