HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA—
Cargill Meat Solutions
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Cargill Meat Solutions, 65 Green Mountain Road, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 18202 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a forklift when it collided with another forklift. The employee's middle finger was pinched between the two forklifts and partially amputated.
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