Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Heartland Produce Co.
Start: 11/5/2016

1 hospitalization · 20161110439 · 11/5/2016 · Heartland Produce Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Heartland Produce Co.
Location: 4550 70th Avenue, KENOSHA, WISCONSIN, 53144
NAICS: 424480
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading product onto an elevated pallet that was on a forklift. The lift operator lowered the load while the employee had his hand in the lift mast area, pinching/crushing his hand/fingers.

Source

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