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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016054057 · 5/11/2016 · PROGRESSIVE, INC.

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
Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
PROGRESSIVE, INC.
Location
1030 COMMERCIAL BLVD. N., ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76001
NAICS
336413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was transporting a container filled with metal chips using a forklift. When he attempted to pull the handle on the hopper, his left finger was crushed between the handle and the forklift mast, resulting in a partial amputation halfway through the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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