Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SAIA Motor Freight Line LLC, 1170 South St., WRENTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 02093
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
The injured employee was holding a long, metal, hollow pole out of the way inside a truck container while a second employee was operating a forklift to load the container. The forklift mast struck the injured employee's hand pushing his hand into the end of the pole and amputating the thumb.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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