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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015010883 · 1/28/2015 · Polar Beverages Southern Bottling

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Battery-vehicle
Secondary source
Overhead hoists, unspecified

Employer

Name
Polar Beverages Southern Bottling
Location
255 Jacksonville Hwy, FITZGERALD, GEORGIA, 31750
NAICS
312111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing a forklift battery that was suspended from a hoist. While the employee was moving the hoist, the battery slipped off the hoist hook and fell on the employee's right foot. Three toes on the employee's right foot were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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