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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018054205 · 5/1/2018 · Ashley Furniture Industries, 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
Battery-vehicle
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.
Location
45 Ashley Way, LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 19533
NAICS
337121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to install a battery in a powered industrial truck when his left index finger was caught between the battery retention plate and the surrounding area, amputating his fingertip at the nailbed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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