Amputations

Name: Amputations at Saddle Creek Corporation
Start: 7/9/2021

1 amputation · 2021075647 · 7/9/2021 · Saddle Creek Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Battery-vehicle
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Saddle Creek Corporation
Location: 590 Coweta Industrial Parkway, NEWNAN, GEORGIA, 30265
NAICS: 541614
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. The forklift battery began to slide out of the battery compartment. As another forklift tried to lift the battery using a hoist attachment, the battery fell out onto the employee's left foot. Toes on the foot were amputated.

Source

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