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Amputations

1 amputation · 20191011358 · 10/31/2019 · Lowe Electric Supply Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Lowe Electric Supply Company
Location
105 Lukken Industrial West, LAGRANGE, GEORGIA, 30240
NAICS
327113
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sliding a fork extension onto forklift forks when the fork extension slipped from his grip and his left hand was caught between the fork extension and the forklift forks, resulting in an amputation to the left middle digit.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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