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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015020277 · 2/16/2015 · Jamestown Engine Plant Cummins, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Cases, cabinets, racks, shelves, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Jamestown Engine Plant Cummins, Inc.
Location
4720 Baker Street Extension, LAKEWOOD, NEW YORK, 14750
NAICS
332116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was operating a powered pallet jack in a congested area with racks. When the employee pushed down the handle on the pallet jack, to engage the device, the tip of his left index finger was caught between the rack edge and the handle resulting in an amputation injury.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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