Amputations

Name: Amputations at AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, INC.
Start: 12/18/2020

1 amputation · 20201211819 · 12/18/2020 · AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Parts and materials, unspecified

Employer

Name: AMERICOLD LOGISTICS, INC.
Location: 1010 AMERICOLD DRIVE, ROCHELLE, ILLINOIS, 61068
NAICS: 493120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were changing a battery. As one of them moved a pallet jack to the battery, the other lifted the locking arm on the battery. The battery shifted, pinching the second employee's left thumb against the locking arm. The thumb was amputated.

Source

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