Amputations

Name: Amputations at BMS Logistics
Start: 11/18/2020

1 amputation · 20201110956 · 11/18/2020 · BMS Logistics

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: BMS Logistics
Location: 10221 Northwest Transcon Drive, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64153
NAICS: 541614
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was trying to unfold a piece of cardboard between a forklift and its attached grabber. The grabber pinched two of the employee's fingers, causing their amputation.

Source

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