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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019076986 · 7/10/2019 · Easy Heat Wood Pellets, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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

Employer

Name
Easy Heat Wood Pellets, LLC.
Location
6400 Bristol Pike, LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19057
NAICS
321920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was reinstalling the mast chain on a forklift after it had jammed. When the chain went back on, the mast dropped and pulled his hand around the sprocket causing the amputation of three fingertips on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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