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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2017065803 · 6/24/2017 · Emerson Tool Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), 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
Emerson Tool Company
Location
800 E Capote Central Avenue, PHARR, TEXAS, 78577
NAICS
333319
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a reach truck to store material on a rack. The employee was standing on the forklift and the employee's left foot was caught between the frame of the forklift and the rack resulting in a crushing injury. The left foot was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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