Amputations

Name: Amputations at DILLONS DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Start: 5/13/2015

1 amputation · 2015052827 · 5/13/2015 · DILLONS DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source: Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: DILLONS DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Location: 21999 W. HWY 54, GODDARD, KANSAS, 67052
NAICS: 424410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A forklift operator backed up and struck a pallet jack and load directly behind with the forks of the truck, pinching the injured employee's left big toe and causing a 1/2-inch toe amputation.

Source

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