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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021731 · 2/26/2024 · MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source
Vehicle and machine attachments n.e.c.
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name
MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
Location
1 C TREE ROAD, MCALESTER, OKLAHOMA, 74501
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing one of the forklift counterweights to access the controls. The weight slipped and fell forward and the employee's left ring finger was caught between the plate and the forklift frame, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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