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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021053919 · 5/12/2021 · KWANGSUNG AMERICA CORPORATION

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
KWANGSUNG AMERICA CORPORATION
Location
217 THWEATT INDUSTRIAL BLVD., DADEVILLE, ALABAMA, 36853
NAICS
423110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was carrying trash outside to the burning pit using a forklift. The forklift got stuck in the mud outside and the operator asked another forklift operator to pull the stuck forklift out of the mud. The second forklift was backing up to the stuck forklift to attach a chain. The injured employee was holding the chain and while the second forklift backed up and the employee's left arm was crushed between the two forklifts resulting in amputation of the arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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