Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Covanta Delaware Valley, L.P., 10 Highland Avenue, CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA 19013
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On October 26, 2017, at approximately 6:00 PM, an employee was operating a sit-down rider forklift truck. While traveling in reverse, he placed his right hand on the support beam of the forklift's overhead guard. His right pinky finger was then caught and crushed between this support beam and the metal counterweight or bumper of a large wheel loader. His right little pinky finger was amputated, and he was hospitalized.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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