FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS—
Pruitt Tool & Supply Co., Inc
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Amputations
Final narrative
An employee was assisting a forklift driver with moving flanges. The last flange fell over. The employee walked over to stand the flange up. The employee picked up the flange and it slipped from his hand. The employee's left ring finger was crushed between the flange and a pallet and amputated.
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