Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) · Amputations involving bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pacific Steel & Recycling, 180 US Highway 14, PHILIP, SOUTH DAKOTA 57567
on , Amputations involving bone loss, affecting the other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was loading metal "skeletons" onto a flatbed with the assistance of another employee operating a forklift. The forklift operator was adjusting a plate and the injured employee's right ring finger was crushed between metal plates. The injury required medical amputation just above the first knuckle.
AmputationOther finger(s) n.e.c.Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered