MONTGOMERY, NEW YORK—
Medline Industries
Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries
Final narrative
An employee was working to move a pallet jack that had gotten stuck between the dock and the trailer. When the equipment was loosened, it struck the employee, throwing them backward onto the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs and injury to their spleen and liver.
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