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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024109330 · 10/6/2024 · GAF

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Scaffolds, staging unspecified

Employer

Name
GAF
Location
1 Brampton Road, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31408
NAICS
324122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift and looking backward while driving in reverse when their hand/fingers were caught between an elevated platform and the forklift. The employee sustained amputations of the right middle and ring fingertips below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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