Amputations

Name: Amputations at York Cold Storage
Start: 12/1/2015

1 amputation · 2015129042 · 12/1/2015 · York Cold Storage

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
Source: Delivery truck or van
Secondary source: Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: York Cold Storage
Location: 402 Commerce Street, YORK, NEBRASKA, 68467
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After loading a truck, an employee tried to close the door on the trailer. The trailer was moving away, and his finger got caught between the door and the condenser stand that straddles the dock, amputating his right index fingertip.

Source

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