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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021910 · 2/20/2019 · Industrial Solutions Plus Supplies

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Industrial Solutions Plus Supplies
Location
201 Princeton Blvd., ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was transporting a machine part using a forklift. As the forklift made a sharp turn, the employee's hand was caught between the forklift and a nearby assembly line machine and his little finger was crushed. The finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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