Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TForce Freight, 6060 Carlisle Pike, MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17050
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Ramps, loading docks, dock plates