Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma Inc., 6830 E Reno Ave, MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA 73110
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
Employees were loading bales of donations onto the back of a box truck. The truck's lift gate crushed an employee's left thumb, amputating the tip just past the nail.
AmputationFingertip(s)Delivery truck or van
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