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Flower City Tissue Mills Co.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Fractures — ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Flower City Tissue Mills Co. in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Employer Flower City Tissue Mills Co. Report ID 2018055255
Address 700 Driving Park Avenue City, State ZIP ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14613
Event Date May 30, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.18000, -77.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing beside a machine on the floor when a reversing forklift struck the employee and ran over his leg. The employee's lower leg and foot were fractured requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On May 30, 2018, a worker at Flower City Tissue Mills Co. in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 779 severe injury reports involving "Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area" incidents in our database. Browse all Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area injuries.

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