Amputations

Name: Amputations at Raymour & Flanigan Distribution Center
Start: 5/28/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021054371 · 5/28/2021 · Raymour & Flanigan Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: Raymour & Flanigan Distribution Center
Location: 341 Swedesboro Avenue, GIBBSTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 08027
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing wheel chocks on a trailer. The trailer moved when another employee entered it, causing the wheels to crush the first employee's fingers. The employee suffered a partial amputation to a thumb.

Source

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