Amputations

Name: Amputations at McCain Fertilizer, Inc
Start: 4/16/2021

1 amputation · 2021043187 · 4/16/2021 · McCain Fertilizer, 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: Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: McCain Fertilizer, Inc
Location: 20 Storage Drive, PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE, 04769
NAICS: 424910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Material was being transferred from one bag to another using a forklift. One of the forklifts moved as an employee reached to open a bag further, and the employee's right ring finger was caught between the mast of one forklift and the tine of the other. The finger was amputated at the top knuckle.

Source

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