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 Feeding South Dakota, 1111 North Creek Drive, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57703
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift in reverse when their hand was pinned between the forklift cage and pallet racking. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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