Amputations

Name: Amputations at SCHOLASTIC ADC
Start: 9/19/2018

1 amputation · 2018099696 · 9/19/2018 · SCHOLASTIC ADC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: SCHOLASTIC ADC
Location: 6325 STERTZER RD, JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, 65101
NAICS: 451211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lining up a slip sheet by hand on a pallet when a forklift operator he was working with activated the slip sheet push and pull attachment, which grabbed the employee's fingers, resulting in an amputation of the first joint of the left index finger.

Source

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