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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2018088719 · 8/23/2018 · Decatur Plastic Products, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name
Decatur Plastic Products, Inc.
Location
1109 Airport Industrial Road, GADSDEN, ALABAMA, 35904
NAICS
326199
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to stack two boxes when her right hand was caught between a box and the forklift forks, resulting in a right index finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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