SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NEW YORK—
SEKO Worldwide Logistics
Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee entered a forklift. When he engaged it, his right leg got caught in a strap (used to secure cargo to the floor of the forklift truck) and was broken.
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