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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021054357 · 5/28/2021 · Estes Express Line #083

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Estes Express Line #083
Location
3680 Jeffrey Blvd, BLASDELL, NEW YORK, 14219
NAICS
484122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was backing down a dock with a large skid on the forks of his forklift. The forklift struck an upright I-beam. The employee's right hand was caught between the I-beam and the right rear upright post of the forklift's protective cage, causing the amputation of his pinky, middle, and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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