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 Jo-Ann Stores, LLC, Jo-Ann Distribution Center, OPELIKA, ALABAMA 36801
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was operating a standing forklift and tried to prevent boxes from falling. His left little finger was crushed between the forklift and metal shelving resulting in amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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