VENTURA, CALIFORNIA—
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was loading equipment onto a forklift when the shackle from the sling fell to the ground. While the employee was retrieving the shackle from under the forks, the moveable fork that was propped up on the shackle fell onto his left middle finger. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the fingertip.
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