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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020032521 · 3/17/2020 · LARSON MANUFACTURING

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
LARSON MANUFACTURING
Location
2333 EASTBROOK DRIVE, BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57006
NAICS
332321
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was transferring material contained in a forklift's hopper attachment to the trash. When the hopper was released, it rotated forward and pinched the employee's left hand between a forklift tine and the attachment tube resulting in amputation of the pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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