Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Department of the Navy, Paul Hamilton Blvd, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII 96860
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was collecting road cones from the back of truck that had a hydraulic lift gate when his fingers got in the pinch point between the gate and truck bed, leading to an amputation of his middle and ring fingertips.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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