Amputations

Name: Amputations at Jo-Ann Stores, LLC
Start: 8/10/2023

1 amputation · 2023087263 · 8/10/2023 · Jo-Ann Stores, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Shelves, shelving

Employer

Name: Jo-Ann Stores, LLC
Location: Jo-Ann Distribution Center, OPELIKA, ALABAMA, 36801
NAICS: 451130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a standing forklift and tried to prevent boxes from falling. His left little finger was crushed between the forklift and metal shelving resulting in amputation.

Source

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