Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fedex Freight, Inc., 2121 Hubbard, DECATUR, ILLINOIS 62526
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was stepping on a dock plate when they slipped and fell. His right hand landed in the pinch point as the dock plate came down, causing the employee's fingers to be crushed; the middle finger was amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
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