Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Agri-Empresa LLC, 6001 West Industrial, MIDLAND, TEXAS 79706
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A temporary employee was cutting IBC bags of barite into a metal hopper to unload product. The employee's left hand was on the edge of the hopper as a forklift approached with a bag. The employee's pinky finger was caught between the hopper and the bag resulting in a partial amputation.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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