Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amazon.com, Inc., 1760 County Line Road, PLANT CITY, FLORIDA 33566
on — Amputations, affecting the foot (feet), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when his left foot became trapped between the lift and an endcap for a rack. He was hospitalized with compound fractures and had his foot amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFoot (feet), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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