JACKSON, OHIO—
Bellisio Foods, Inc.
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Final narrative
An employee operating a high-reach truck ran into the forks of another high-reach truck. The forks of the other high-reach truck were approximately 1 foot above the floor. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and fibula and crushed knee on the left leg, requiring hospitalization.
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