PARIS, ILLINOIS—
North American Lighting
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Final narrative
On August 20, 2019, an employee was adjusting the forks on a powered industrial truck when a second employee drove down an adjacent row and struck/pushed returnable metal frame packaging toward the first employee. The first employee was pinned between the packaging and the mast of his powered industrial truck, suffering fractured ribs, a lacerated kidney, and a lung contusion.
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