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 Motion Industries, 900 S. Business Parkway, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 77640
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating an order picker. As he was lowering it, his right ring finger was caught between its head rest and the shelf rack, causing a partial amputation at the tip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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