Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Road, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78238
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was parking a powered industrial truck (PIT) when he noticed that the left tine was not aligned properly. He turned off the truck with the tines elevated in order to reposition the tine so that it could be securely lowered to the ground for the evening. The truck was parked over an unused metal PIT attachment. He grabbed the horizontal section of the tine with his right hand and as he began to place pressure on the tine to move it toward the center, the tine dislodged from the carriage and fell onto the metal attachment below, crushing the middle and ring fingers on his right hand. As a result, he suffered amputations of the fingertips of the third and fourth distal phalanges on the right hand (above the nail bed).
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
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