Amputations

Name: Amputations at Harcros Chemicals Inc.
Start: 2/10/2021

1 amputation · 2021021221 · 2/10/2021 · Harcros Chemicals 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: Pallet jack-nonpowered
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: Harcros Chemicals Inc.
Location: 4030 Fambrough Drive, POWDER SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 30127
NAICS: 424690
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a pallet jack from a loading dock onto a trailer when the pallet jack became stuck in a gap between the dock and the trailer. The employee attempted to pull the jack free of the gap when his hand became pinched in the equipment, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.

Source

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