Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Saia LTL Freight
Start: 6/12/2024

1 amputation · 2024065195 · 6/12/2024 · Saia LTL Freight

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Saia LTL Freight
Location: 2920 Brecksville Road, RICHFIELD, OHIO, 44286
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees lifted a dead forklift up with another forklift to removed tangled data wires. As an employee was removing the wires, the forklift fell, and the forks landed on the employee's right hand, amputating their index and middle fingers.

Source

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