ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA—
Alexandria Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Fractures and dislocations
Final narrative
A temporary employee was operating a walkie rider pallet jack. They were coming out from between two racks when their pallet jack made glancing contact with another walkie rider pallet jack, then struck the rear of a forklift. The employee sustained a fracture to the right medial malleolus, four dislocated toes on the right foot that required surgery, and a laceration to the right foot.
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