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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021064776 · 6/11/2021 · Champion Home Builders, 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
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
Champion Home Builders, Inc.
Location
2551 Champion Drive, CLAYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 16625
NAICS
321991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were lifting a dumpster out of a compactor when the load shifted. An employee's finger was caught between the fork and the dumpster resulting in amputation of his left pinky finger at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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