PASADENA, TEXAS—
International Distribution Corporation
Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Amputations
Final narrative
The employee was sitting on the forklift and trying to close the container door from the forklift. The wind was blowing and blew the container door closed. The tip of the employee's finger was caught between the container doors.
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