Amputations

Name: Amputations at Supervalue Pittsburgh DC
Start: 5/3/2016

1 amputation · 2016053734 · 5/3/2016 · Supervalue Pittsburgh DC

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 by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Overhead hoists, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Battery-vehicle

Employer

Name: Supervalue Pittsburgh DC
Location: 5400 Paintersville Road, NEW STANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15672
NAICS: 424410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a battery out of a forklift with a hydraulic chain lift system and crushed his finger between a chain and the battery. The injury required surgical amputation of the finger.

Source

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