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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118941 · 11/25/2015 · Brookville Equipment Corporation

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
Angle irons
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Brookville Equipment Corporation
Location
4 S. Pickering Street, BROOKVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15825
NAICS
336510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was sliding 1/4 inch by 14 feet long angle iron from the forks of a forklift onto the storage racks. The employee pinched his right ring finger between the angle iron and the fork of the forklift. The incident resulted in the amputation of the employee's right ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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