Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Lee Staffing
Start: 5/6/2015

1 amputation · 2015052670 · 5/6/2015 · Lee Staffing

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Lee Staffing
Location: Mountville Mills, Inc. Plant 2, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
NAICS: 561320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to place a mold on a pallet. The injured employee was removing a 4"x4" post from under the mold. The mold tipped, crushing the injured employee's left thumb.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown