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Amputations

1 amputation · 20181212602 · 12/7/2018 · Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company
Location
2700 Blake Avenue, CAMERON, TEXAS, 76520
NAICS
326122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was getting ready to load a forklift with a 55-gallon drum of hydraulic fluid. While the employee was manually pushing the forks into the pallet, the forks shifted and his right little finger was caught between the forks and the pallet resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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