KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI—
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 8121 NE US HIGHWAY 69, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64119 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was backing an electric industrial carrier into a dolly when their fingers were caught between the vehicle and the bar on the line resulting in amputation of the fingertips on their right middle and ring fingers.
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