KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA—
McLane Company Inc.
Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Final narrative
On 8/21/2015, two employees were traveling toward each other in the same aisle on separate stand-up forklifts. They collided, and one employee suffered a right foot injury, including a laceration and possible broken bones. The employee was hospitalized.
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