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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021076178 · 7/26/2021 · East Penn Manufacturing Co Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Trailers

Employer

Name
East Penn Manufacturing Co Inc
Location
325 Walt Messick Road, HARRINGTON, DELAWARE, 19952
NAICS
335912
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving goods in a trailer with an electric pallet jack. The employee's left hand struck the side of the trailer and the little finger was crushed. The injury required a medical amputation to the finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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