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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018032994 · 3/28/2018 · Circle K Stores Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
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
Trailers

Employer

Name
Circle K Stores Inc.
Location
1107 West 12 Street, ALMA, GEORGIA, 31510
NAICS
445120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a sit-down forklift in reverse and ran into a trailer. As the forklift struck the trailer, the employee's right hand was crushed between the exterior frame of the forklift and the trailer. The employee sustained crushing injuries to three fingers on his right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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