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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020054383 · 5/11/2020 · United Rentals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
United Rentals, Inc.
Location
2400 Hamilton Blvd., SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07080
NAICS
532412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing forks on a warehouse forklift truck. The employee was standing in front of the forklift, facing the forklift carriage. He lifted the pin on top of the carriage fork holder and was installing the fork. His co-worker, who was sitting in the forklift, operated the control lever and pinched the employee's left thumb between the carriage and the fork, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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