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 EDARON, INC., 100 APPLETON ST., HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS 01040
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was driving a powered industrial truck (PIT) in reverse. The employee's hand was outside of the PIT when it came into contact with a skid, crushing the employee's index and middle fingers and resulting in two fingertip amputations.
AmputationFingertip(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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