DREXEL CHEMICAL COMPANY
Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway — Amputations — TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI
| Employer | DREXEL CHEMICAL COMPANY | Report ID | 20211210860 |
| Address | 1099 DREXEL ROAD | City, State ZIP | TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI 38676 |
| Event Date | December 17, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 325320 | Inspection # | 1570542 |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.65000, -90.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a forklift and backing into a truck bed. His hand was caught between the forklift cab and the frame of the truck, resulting in amputation of two fingertips.
Incident Summary
On December 17, 2021, a worker at DREXEL CHEMICAL COMPANY in TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 211 severe injury reports involving "Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway injuries.
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