NORTHLAKE, TEXAS—
Crown Lift Trucks
Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Crown Lift Trucks, 4100 Dale Earnhardt Boulevard, NORTHLAKE, TEXAS 76262 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On September 25, 2023, a forklift maintenance technician was removing a fork from the lift truck when the fork slipped from the employee's grip. His finger was pinched between the fork and the carriage, resulting in an amputation of the right ring finger just below the nail.
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On April 30, 2024, while at a customer location loading equipment onto a flatbed trailer for transport, an employee was injured when the trailer settled downward and pinched the employee's left foot between the equipment being loaded and the dock plate. The foot was fractured.
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