Amputations

Name: Amputations at DHL Supply Chain
Start: 12/28/2018

1 amputation · 20181213240 · 12/28/2018 · DHL Supply Chain

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools

Employer

Name: DHL Supply Chain
Location: 100 West Manor Way, ROBBINSVILLE, NEW JERSEY, 08691
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a motor/chain drive on an overhead trash line. The sprocket caught the rag he was using, pulling his right hand into the chain. His right little and ring fingers were amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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