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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016098576 · 9/10/2016 · DSC Logistics

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name
DSC Logistics
Location
5000 Bohannon Rd, FAIRBURN, GEORGIA, 30213
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving his forklift to put product away when he lost control of the lift. When he put his left foot out to stop the lift, it was caught between the lift and storage racks, amputating the two smallest toes.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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