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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015089923 · 8/18/2015 · EAGLE DISTRIBUTING OF SHREVEPORT, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
EAGLE DISTRIBUTING OF SHREVEPORT, INC.
Location
900 WEST 62ND STREET, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71106
NAICS
424810
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift. When the employee made a hard right turn, the forklift turned over on its side and trapped the employee's left foot underneath the roll cage. The employee was hospitalized and his foot was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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