Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hereford Ethanol Partners LP, 4300 County Road 8, HEREFORD, TEXAS 79045
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was backing up a forklift when the frame of the forklift clipped the wall. The employee's right little finger was pinched between the wall and the forklift, resulting in amputation.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
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