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 Wilsonart LLC, 10501 NW HK Dodgen Loop, TEMPLE, TEXAS 76504
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was participating in powered industrial vehicle training. As the employee was attempting to pick up a table, the wheels on the lift turned sharply. The lift accelerated quickly, causing it to veer to the right. His right pinky finger was pinned and amputated under an adjacent table next to a wall.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
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