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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022021060 · 2/3/2022 · National Grid

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by other falling powered vehicle
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Pickup truck

Employer

Name
National Grid
Location
22696 CR-51, WATERTOWN, NEW YORK, 13601
NAICS
221121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assisting two co-workers in unloading a pallet jack from a pickup truck bed. The pallet jack began to fall and the employee reached to stop it when his hand went into the pallet jack and his fingertip was amputated by the force of the pallet jack falling down onto his finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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