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 Katoen Natie Gulf Coast Inc., 1919 FM 565 Rd, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77523
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was backing up a forklift when his right hand was caught between its cage and a pallet of plywood. His middle and little fingers were amputated above the knuckles.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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