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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018099686 · 9/19/2018 · Fed Ex

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Skids, pallets
Secondary source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Fed Ex
Location
347 Metroplex Rd., NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07114
NAICS
492110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was offloading pallets from an aircraft onto a dolly when his right index finger was caught between a pallet and the dolly lock, resulting in an amputation of his fingertip. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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