Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ABF Freight System, Inc., One Gas, Inc., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA 73118
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was making a delivery and unloading freight from a trailer. A piece of freight on the trailer fell and crushed the employee's left index finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.
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An employee was loading freight. They went to push the freight while standing on the forks of a forklift. The employee fell off the forks and struck the forks, sustaining broken ribs and a laceration behind an ear.
An employee was delivering freight when they were struck in the face by a metal crate. The employee then fell from the trailer liftgate to the ground, landing on their back. The employee's ribs were broken.
An employee was unloading an inbound trailer and crushed their right index finger between the trailer and the load bar resulting in fractures to the finger.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
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An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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