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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015085896 · 8/18/2015 · SolarCity Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Trash, garbage

Employer

Name
SolarCity Corporation
Location
604 Silver Street, AGAWAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 01001
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a forklift operator load two pallets of solar panels into a flatbed truck. The employee was holding a piece of dunnage and his finger got pinched when the forklift operator pushed the second pallet farther into the box truck. The employee's right ring fingertip and nail were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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