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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021878 · 2/28/2023 · 3 Phase Elevator

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Source
Pallet jack-powered
Secondary source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
3 Phase Elevator
Location
7251 Browning Road, PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY, 08109
NAICS
238290
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a truck with elevator parts on a jack when the jack began to roll. As the employee went to stop the jack from rolling, his hand was pinned between the jack and truck, resulting in a right ring finger amputation above the first knuckle to the tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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