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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018099969 · 9/26/2018 · The Cellar Lumber Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
The Cellar Lumber Company
Location
766 South Pickaway Street, CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO, 43113
NAICS
444190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to help a forklift operator load a customer's vehicle with a pallet of purchased materials. The employee's hand went under the pallet as the forklift was setting it down behind the customer's vehicle, resulting in a right little fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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