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Forward Air, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Amputations — DENVER, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Forward Air, Inc. in DENVER, COLORADO
Employer Forward Air, Inc. Report ID 2020087997
Address 4555 Geneva St City, State ZIP DENVER, COLORADO 80238
Event Date August 23, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 493110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.77000, -104.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to get a dock plate up to put in the back of a trailer. The plate was stuck. Another employee picked it back up; the first employee slipped and fell, and his hand was pinched by the lip of the dock plate. He suffered a partial amputation to the left thumb (with no bone loss).

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2020, a worker at Forward Air, Inc. in DENVER, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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