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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016010227 · 1/11/2016 · City Electric Supply

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
City Electric Supply
Location
635 NW Enterprise Dr., PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA, 34986
NAICS
423610
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was riding on the mast of a forklift while a coworker operated the forklift. They were in the process of fixing a leaning pallet when the employee's foot got caught between the mast, amputating his left toe.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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