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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019088104 · 8/7/2019 · Ryder System Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Ryder System Inc.
Location
3315 Cavanaugh Rd, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72908
NAICS
532120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were moving a 55-gallon drum containing windshield wiper fluid. One of the employees had to re-position the barrel from the vertical to the horizontal position using a rocking stand and strap. As the employee was positioning the barrel, it slipped. The employee's right pinky finger was caught between the drum and stand, resulting in a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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