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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032940 · 3/20/2019 · C.J. Mushroom Co., LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source
Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name
C.J. Mushroom Co., LLC
Location
145 Pine Street, TOUGHKENAMON, PENNSYLVANIA, 19374
NAICS
111411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a load on a pallet jack up an incline in a mushroom house. The load slid back toward the load backrest, and the employee's left thumb was caught between the load bin and the backrest. The employee suffered an amputation to the nail and bed of the left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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