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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021231 · 2/8/2023 · Bohl Equipment Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Bohl Equipment Company
Location
534 West Laskey Road, TOLEDO, OHIO, 43612
NAICS
811310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 8, 2023, two employees were installing a cascade attachment (with four thin forks that extended out and could pull together to form two forks) on a forklift. After fixing the installation of the hoses on the forklift, the employees were checking to ensure that they would not be pinched when the attachment was activated. While one of them was checking the placement of the hoses, the attachment was activated. The forks pulled together and crushed his right ring finger, causing a laceration to the second knuckle; the fingertip was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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