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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017032302 · 3/13/2017 · Sunrise Transport 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
Struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified

Employer

Name
Sunrise Transport Inc.
Location
782 Union Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11215
NAICS
484121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack and moved it onto the lift gate. The lift gate was wet and slippery from running a previous pallet that contained product packed in ice. The jack starting sliding toward the curbside of the platform. As the pallet was sliding to the edge, the associate tried to keep the pallet level by placing his arm on the pallet, to keep it from falling. The pallet jack continued to slide and as the employee attempted to get out of the way, his finger slid across the pallet jack and was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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