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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018087938 · 8/3/2018 · Patton Warehousing

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Rail vehicle, unspecified

Employer

Name
Patton Warehousing
Location
55 Patton Dr., MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17847
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 3, 2018, at approximately 7:30 AM, an employee was helping to unload a railcar. He was attempting to thread a tow strap onto the forks of a forklift when his right pinky finger was caught between the fork and the railcar. He sustained a fracture and partial amputation of the right pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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