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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021109192 · 10/25/2021 · PENGATE HANDLING SYSTEMS OF NEW YORK, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
PENGATE HANDLING SYSTEMS OF NEW YORK, INC.
Location
Target Distribution, GANSEVOORT, NEW YORK, 12831
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a drive wheel on an order picker. As he tried to align the drive wheel, it pinched his fingers, resulting in an amputation to his left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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