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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022087280 · 8/17/2022 · Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
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
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc.
Location
12400 US 385, DALHART, TEXAS, 79022
NAICS
311513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was backing up a forklift, staging pallets for shipping. The employee's hand was pinched between the forklift's safety cage and a pallet, causing amputations to four fingers (including the complete amputation of the ring finger).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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