MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA—
Capstone Logistics LLC
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Fractures
Final narrative
On November 3, 2017, an employee was cleaning up the dock area at the end of a shift. The employee entered a stand-up forklift, traveled in reverse, and struck another lift that was also being used in the cleanup operation. Upon striking the other lift, the employee's foot was outside the confines of the equipment and was pinned between the two lifts. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the foot.
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