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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191011318 · 10/29/2019 · Defense Commissary Agency

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Defense Commissary Agency
Location
GUAM NAVAL BASE PSC 455, SANTA RITA, GUAM, 96540
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading a shipping container. A portable loading ramp was being moved into place when it fell off the forklift and landed on the employee's foot. The steel cap of his steel-toed boots was crushed against his toes, resulting in medical amputation of four toes.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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