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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021032649 · 3/29/2021 · Place Vendome Holding Co., Inc.

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-powered

Employer

Name
Place Vendome Holding Co., Inc.
Location
308 Glenwood Road, SWAINSBORO, GEORGIA, 30401
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lifting an electric pallet jack onto a manual pallet jack. When the employee put the electric pallet jack down, his left index finger got caught between the pallet jack and the wheels and amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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