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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018043663 · 4/17/2018 · VM Innovations, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Nonroadway noncollision incident, unspecified
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
VM Innovations, Inc.
Location
3400 Industrial Rd, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17110
NAICS
454113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee received left index, middle, and ring finger amputations above the middle knuckle when his hand was crushed between a dock plate and the forklift frame. The forklift had fallen between the dock plate and the trailer when the truck pulled away from the dock.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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