Amputations

Name: Amputations at TVH Parts Co.
Start: 4/10/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023043144 · 4/10/2023 · TVH Parts Co.

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: Racks-garment and other

Employer

Name: TVH Parts Co.
Location: 16355 South Lone Elm Road, OLATHE, KANSAS, 66062
NAICS: 423830
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating an order picker. After lining up with a rack to pull items, the lift lurched backward and the employee's left thumb was crushed between the rack and the vehicle. They sustained a partial amputation to the thumb above the first knuckle.

Source

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