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 Spectrum Brands Central Fulfillment Center, 31100 W. 196 St., EDGERTON, KANSAS 66021
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee driving a forklift made a left turn to go into a rack aisle, then stopped to let another employee lower their forklift. The employee then lost control of the forklift while passing the other lift. The employee reached out to brace himself prior to impact with a cross beam and his left pinky finger was pinched between the forklift and the cross beam. The fingertip was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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