Vehicle struck by falling or flying object(s), nonroadway · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Exel Inc., 9799 Heartland Court, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43217
on , Fractures and surface, flesh wounds, affecting the foot (feet), toe(s) unspecified.
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Final narrative
The injured employee was sitting in a parked forklift while another forklift was moving two metal tire racks. The top rack was empty and the bottom rack contained tires. As the racks were being lowered to the ground, they fell and the top rack struck the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations and a fracture to the left foot, and they required surgery.
HospitalizedFoot (feet), toe(s) unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck powered