Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Langboard, Inc, 320 Langboard Lane, QUITMAN, GEORGIA 31643
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was helping install a fork onto a forklift. The employee's right index finger was pinched when the fork snapped onto the carriage, and the fingertip was torn.
AmputationFingertip(s)Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
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