Amputations

Name: Amputations at General Forklift of New Jersey
Start: 4/13/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022043249 · 4/13/2022 · General Forklift of New Jersey

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: General Forklift of New Jersey
Location: 1 South Main Street, TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY, 08753
NAICS: 811111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a forklift with a steering malfunction. He removed the metal inspection cover. The drive unit dislodged, causing the forklift to lurch and drop on the employee's foot. He suffered partial amputations to his big and second toes.

Source

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