MADILL, OKLAHOMA—
OKLAHOMA STEEL & WIRE CO. INC.
Nonroadway noncollision Struck by shifting, dislodged load in transport · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was driving a powered industrial truck (PIT) carrying a nesting sheave on the back counterweight of the PIT. He was holding the sheave when the PIT struck a pothole in the floor, causing the sheave to roll forward and crush his right index fingertip against the back of the PIT seat frame. The employee's fingertip was amputated, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
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