Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TRIUMPH STRUCTURES, 4020 East 138th Street, GRANDVIEW, MISSOURI 64030
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a fork truck and emptying a trash container. His hand was smashed and part of a finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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