Amputations

Name: Amputations at Priefert Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Start: 3/13/2018

1 amputation · 2018032496 · 3/13/2018 · Priefert Manufacturing Company, Inc.

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: Trailers
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Priefert Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Location: 2630 South Jefferson, MOUNT PLEASANT, TEXAS, 75456
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to load a bundle of steel plates onto a trailer that had wood timbers installed on it. He tried to reposition the timber with the forklift and then with his hand. He bumped the forklift controls and his right hand was caught, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.

Source

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