Amputations

Name: Amputations at Lippert Components, Inc.
Start: 5/20/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023054513 · 5/20/2023 · Lippert Components, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
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: Walls

Employer

Name: Lippert Components, Inc.
Location: 401 Mushroom Rd., WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, 75165
NAICS: 326191
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a stand-up forklift to close doors around the facility. As the vehicle was traveling in reverse, the forklift struck a wall and the employee's left foot was pinned between the forklift and the wall. All of the toes on the employee's left foot were amputated.

Source

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