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 King Food Service, Inc., 7810 42nd St W,, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS 61201
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On December 12, 2019, around 3:00 PM, an employee was operating a forklift inside a freezer when he pressed the gas instead of the brakes. His hand was outside of the forklift cage at the time and became caught between the forklift and a rack. He suffered a thumb fracture and ligament damage and was hospitalized where the thumb was surgically amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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