Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ameriforge, 507 Highway 90 East, SEALY, TEXAS 77474
on , Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
A forklift was being used with a counterweight to punch out the wedge of a die. The forklift operator was working to adjust the counterweight when the forklift attachment bounced back. An employee's fingers were pinched between the forklift forks and the handle of the counterweight. The injured employee's left ring and middle fingertips were amputated.
AmputationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered