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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023098153 · 9/5/2023 · TRI-STATE IRON & METAL CO.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
TRI-STATE IRON & METAL CO.
Location
5512 E 9th St, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, 71854
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were taking the forks off a forklift. As they were placing the forks onto another forklift, the injured employee's right ring fingertip was caught by a fork and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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