Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bering Industries Incorporated, 8300 Rezanoff Drive, KODIAK, ALASKA 99615
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
A crew of five employees used two forklifts along with a telehandler to load and carry pipe that had been cut into 125-foot sections from the fuel pier to the parking lot for painting. The injured employee was guiding the pipe while it was being moved by the forklift. The pipe struck a bush and began swaying and the injured employee's hand was caught between the pipe and the building next to it. The employee's right ring and pinky fingers were amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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