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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019099654 · 9/16/2019 · SAIA Motor Freight Line LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
SAIA Motor Freight Line LLC
Location
1170 South St., WRENTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02093
NAICS
484121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was holding a long, metal, hollow pole out of the way inside a truck container while a second employee was operating a forklift to load the container. The forklift mast struck the injured employee's hand pushing his hand into the end of the pole and amputating the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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