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 SAF Holland, 1301 Martinez Lane, WYLIE, TEXAS 75098
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was pulling a pallet down from a rack with a reach truck. He reached up to adjust a light with his left hand while his right hand was on the joy stick. He unintentionally pulled back on the joy stick and the truck went backward, catching his left hand between the rack and beam behind him. His left pinky finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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