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Amputations
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171010240 · 10/25/2017 · Distribution International, Inc.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Hand(s), unspecified
- 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
- Distribution International, Inc.
- Location
- 11-40 Borden Ave., LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, 11101
- NAICS
- 423840
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was reversing a forklift when he struck a metal rack. His hand was caught between the forklift and the rack, causing an amputation.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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