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 Specs warehouses, 8830 Clay Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77080
on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
A temporary employee was operating a cherry picker forklift with two pallets on the forks. While traveling backward, one of the pallets hit a storage rack. This pallet then pinned the employee's right foot against the rack resulting in amputation of the little toe.
AmputationToes(s), toenail(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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