Amputations

Name: Amputations at Gillette Pepsi, Inc.
Start: 8/23/2021

1 amputation · 2021088464 · 8/23/2021 · Gillette Pepsi, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
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: Other structures, unspecified

Employer

Name: Gillette Pepsi, Inc.
Location: 1900 West Avenue South, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54601
NAICS: 312111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was reversing a forklift out of a pick location and struck a plastic barrier around the steel support beams. The employee's right little finger was crushed between the forklift and the barrier, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

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