HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA—
Amazon Fulfillment Center AVP1
Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, unspecified · Amputations
Final narrative
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift . He had lifted the forks with both hands at the front and rear of the forks; when he let go of the forks with his left hand, his right index finger was caught between the rear end of the forks and the lift mast. The fingertip was amputated.
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