Amputations

Name: Amputations at Marshall's Atlanta Merchants, Inc.
Start: 9/22/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098761 · 9/22/2023 · Marshall's Atlanta Merchants, Inc.

Severity

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

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: Guardrails, road dividers

Employer

Name: Marshall's Atlanta Merchants, Inc.
Location: 2300 Miller Rd, DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30035
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift during a training activity. The employee attempted to maneuver the forklift through two cones to complete a driving drill when the forklift struck a guardrail. The employee s left hand was caught between the forklift and the guardrail, resulting in an amputation of the index finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown