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 KRAFT FOODS, 2504 INDUSTRIAL RD, KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI 63501
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a walkie powered industrial truck (PIT) and smashed their left middle finger between the PIT handle and a concrete bollard on the way into the ice room. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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