Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DS Services of America, Inc., 605 South Marienfeld st, MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was adjusting a forklift's fork extender chain. The chain lacerated three fingers on the employee's right hand. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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