Amputations

Name: Amputations at U-Haul Co., Inc.
Start: 5/17/2018

1 amputation · 2018054852 · 5/17/2018 · U-Haul Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: U-Haul Co., Inc.
Location: 505 East Capitol Drive, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53212
NAICS: 532120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was watching a forklift operator remove a pallet from a semi-trailer when he reached down to catch a box falling off a pallet. The forklift operator maneuvered the pallet into the trailer wall, causing the employee's finger to become caught between the two. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

Source

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