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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021432 · 2/13/2017 · Gunlocke Company LLC

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
Pallet jack-nonpowered
Secondary source
Shelves, shelving

Employer

Name
Gunlocke Company LLC
Location
1 Gunlocke Drive, WAYLAND, NEW YORK, 14572
NAICS
337211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee and several coworkers were moving a storage rack that was on pallet jacks when the storage rack struck another unit and the employee's right pinky fingertip was pinched and amputated between the rack and a wood shelf.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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