Amputations

Name: Amputations at Blue Triangle Hardwoods
Start: 7/13/2020

1 amputation · 2020076546 · 7/13/2020 · Blue Triangle Hardwoods

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 during regular operation
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Blue Triangle Hardwoods
Location: 156 Industrial Boulevard, EVERETT, PENNSYLVANIA, 15537
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was emptying a small garbage dumpster on a forklift into a larger dumpster. The employee pulled a lever, then grabbed onto the dumpster, which moved and pinched the employee's fingertip between the two dumpsters. The fingertip was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown