BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA·2015-04-15

United States Cold Storage

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Fractures

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at United States Cold Storage, 15 Emory St, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18015 on 2015-04-15, Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).

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Final narrative

A forklift operator moved forward and pinned the injured employee's ankle between the pallet being carried on the forks and a wall. The employee's ankle broke in two places, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

Hospitalized Ankle(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

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