Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Thompson Tractor, 3550 Joe Mallisham Pkwy, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA 35401
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was moving a 220 pound cutting edge (blade) onto a pallet using a forklift. The blade was unstable and the employee exited the forklift to steady the blade. The blade shifted and fell onto her left ring finger resulting in the amputation of the finger up to the first digit.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Machine, tool, and electric parts, n.e.c.