Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Honeywell, 6766 Pontius Road, GROVEPORT, OHIO 43125
on — Crushing injuries, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A temporary employee was using a stand-up reach truck to put away product in a storage rack area. The truck struck the upright supports on a rack, and the first three fingers on the employee's left hand were crushed between the two.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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