Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area unspecified · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Takeya USA Corporation, 8950 Smith's Mill Road North, JOHNSTOWN, OHIO 43031
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was conducting forklift training when a forklift crushed his toe. The toe was amputated.
HospitalizedAmputation Toes(s), toenail(s) Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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