Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Chewy Fulfillment Center, 30901 W 191st St, EDGERTON, KANSAS 66021
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c., affecting the multiple foot (feet) locations.
Final narrative
An employee was operating a dock stocker. As the dock stocker made a left turn, it struck a stack of empty pallets and a corrugated gaylord. The employee's left foot was caught under the gaylord and was degloved. The employee was hospitalized, and two of her toes were medically amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationMultiple foot (feet) locationsForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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