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 R+L Carriers, 2975 Forest Pkwy, ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA 30294
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift at a freight terminal dock. As the forklift backed up, it pinned the employee's right middle finger against a safety pole next to a dock door. The fingertip was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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