Amputations

Name: Amputations at Blue Scope Buildings
Start: 2/14/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018021569 · 2/14/2018 · Blue Scope Buildings

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Skids, pallets
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Blue Scope Buildings
Location: 400 N Weaber, ANNVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17003
NAICS: 332111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to restack pallets. The employee's left index finger was caught between the lift and pallet as the employee was sliding a pallet off resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

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