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 Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, 4666 Fairies Parkway, DECATUR, ILLINOIS 62526
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
On August 30, 2021, an employee was opening the door to a pallet magazine while operating a forklift. As the employee backed up the forklift, the employee's fingers were pinched between its frame and the magazine door. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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