Amputations

Name: Amputations at Carrier Corporation
Start: 10/30/2023

1 amputation · 20231010010 · 10/30/2023 · Carrier Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Delivery truck or van

Employer

Name: Carrier Corporation
Location: 3290 Green Pointe Parkway Northwest, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30092
NAICS: 423620
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to close a box truck's spring-loaded lift gate platform. When pushing the platform arm down, the platform arm got stuck. When the employee got the arm to go down, it popped back up, amputating his left little finger pad.

Source

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