Amputations

Name: Amputations at Meeks Lumbar Yard LLC
Start: 12/20/2018

1 amputation · 20181213056 · 12/20/2018 · Meeks Lumbar Yard LLC

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: Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name: Meeks Lumbar Yard LLC
Location: 211 S Spring Park Rd, MOUNT VERNON, MISSOURI, 65712
NAICS: 423310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting a forklift operator by pointing out where the forks on the lift needed to go. His left index finger was caught between the forks and some lumber, causing lacerations and an amputation of the fingertip.

Source

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