BILLINGS, MONTANA—
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c. · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
Final narrative
Two employees were putting a broken pallet jack into a metal recycling bin using a dock stocker. The jack became stuck on a pallet of totes next to the bin, causing the jack handle to snap back. It pinched the injured employee's fingers against the bin, resulting in an amputation to the ring fingertip.
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