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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077397 · 7/19/2019 · Jack Engle & Co.

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
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Jack Engle & Co.
Location
4330 South May St., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67209
NAICS
325991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A temporary employee was operating a forklift and dumping a tilt hopper full of aluminum turnings. When the hopper tilted forward, the employee's fingers were pinched between a fork tine and the hopper. Three fingertips on the left hand were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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