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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021032494 · 3/24/2021 · KAPLAN CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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

Employer

Name
KAPLAN CORPORATION
Location
126 HARVARD ST, BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02446
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Three Kaplan Corporation employees were helping a delivery driver, who was using a pallet jack to unload a pallet of glass from a delivery truck. One of the jack's wheels hung up on uneven pavement around a manhole cover. One of the employees was trying to free the wheel when the jack's hydraulics were released and it dropped its load to the ground. The employee's right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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