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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018021282 · 2/7/2018 · United Natural Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Jacks

Employer

Name
United Natural Foods, Inc.
Location
2100 Danieldale Road, LANCASTER, TEXAS, 75134
NAICS
424490
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a wheel on a forklift. When the employee lowered the jack on the forklift the employee's right thumb was caught in the wheel spindle resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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