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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010382 · 1/12/2017 · Sygma Network

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
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
Sygma Network
Location
510 International Park, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, 30265
NAICS
722310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving a reach truck down an aisle and stopped. When he started the truck back up, it struck a rack. The employee's left hand was pinned between the reach truck and the rack resulting in the amputation of his left index finger and middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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