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 Whitmore, 930 Whitmore Drive, ROCKWALL, TEXAS 75087
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was traveling down a ramp in a powered industrial truck. The truck struck standing water, went out of control, and struck a support structure. The employee's hand was crushed between the truck and the structure, and the employee's middle finger was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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