Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Red Cross, 135 S. LaSalle St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
The injured employee and two co-workers were approached to assist a truck driver lift a small scissor lift back onto its wheels after it tipped over. While lifting the scissor lift, the injured employee's left index and middle fingers were caught in a pinch point when the machine was set upright resulting in amputation of the left index finger and a severe laceration to the middle finger.