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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2017088077 · 8/22/2017 · Fehrer Automotive North America, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

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
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
Fehrer Automotive North America, LLC
Location
4330 West Brooke Drive, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35904
NAICS
326150
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift while his right hand was outside of the driving compartment. He drove near a dumpster and his hand became caught between the forklift and the dumpster, causing a soft tissue crush injury to his right hand between the index finger and the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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