WILBRAHAM, MASSACHUSETTS—
Friendly's Manufacturing and Retail, LLC
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c. · Fractures and dislocations
Final narrative
On 10/26/2017, an employee was driving a walk/ride truck to load ice cream onto a trailer. The employee was traveling north toward a freezer doorway while a second employee operating a standup forklift was traveling westbound to the freezer. The trucks collided at an intersection, causing the first employee to fall to the floor. The employee suffered a fractured right femur and dislocated right ankle, requiring surgery and hospitalization.
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