Amputations

Name: Amputations at LaFrance Corp
Start: 6/14/2019

1 amputation · 2019065997 · 6/14/2019 · LaFrance Corp

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: Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: LaFrance Corp
Location: 4820 Middle Avenue, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34234
NAICS: 326121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a molding machine on two 3-by-4 pieces of wood on the forks of a forklift. When the wood was adjusted, the employee's right thumb tip was caught between the wood and the forks and was amputated.

Source

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