Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at 84 Lumber, 11203 Galveston Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77034
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was replacing forks on a forklift. As he was setting a fork in place, his left ring finger became caught between the fork and the mast. The employee went to pull his finger out and his fingertip was amputated; the injury required hospitalization.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
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