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 Farmers Pride Incorporated, 2929 U.S. Route 22, FREDERICKSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17026
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was driving a stand-up rider powered industrial truck (PIT) beside food storage racks when his left thumb was pinched between an upright post for the PIT's overhead guard and a storage rack, de-gloving/amputating his thumb tip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
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