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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021483 · 2/16/2023 · Kwik Trip, Inc.

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
Pallet jack-powered

Employer

Name
Kwik Trip, Inc.
Location
2025 Kwik Trip Way, LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN, 54603
NAICS
493120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a powered pallet jack when he noticed plastic was wrapped around the wheel. The employee got off the pallet jack while a co-worker used their pallet jack forks to lift up the vehicle so the employee could remove the plastic. As the employee grabbed the plastic, the pallet jack shifted off the co-workers pallet jack and fell onto the employees' fingers. They sustained amputations to the right middle and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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