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 Sam's Club #4816, 6201 S. Aurora Parkway, AURORA, COLORADO 80016
on — Amputations, affecting the foot (feet), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift to move product when their foot became caught between the vehicle and a steel structural building support. The employee's foot was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFoot (feet), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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