Amputations

Name: Amputations at DHL Supply Chain
Start: 12/22/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231211591 · 12/22/2023 · DHL Supply Chain

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), 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: DHL Supply Chain
Location: 850 Transport Drive, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76177
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a standup forklift in a racking aisle when the vehicle collided with a guardrail. The employee's left foot was caught between the forklift and the guardrail, resulting in a left foot/ankle crush injury. The employee's left foot was surgically amputated and they were hospitalized.

Source

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