Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cooper-Booth Wholesale Co. L.P., 304 N. Dupont Blvd, SMYRNA, DELAWARE 19977
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving a hand cart carrying water down a truck ramp. They slipped and fell forward while moving down the ramp and held onto the hand truck as it slid down to the bottom of the ramp. The employee struck their knees and suffered a fingertip amputation to the left middle finger.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Ramps, inclines
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