Amputations

Name: Amputations at Saia Motor Freight Line LLC
Start: 10/20/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023109709 · 10/20/2023 · Saia Motor Freight Line LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: Saia Motor Freight Line LLC
Location: 45 Main street, SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01545
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was making a delivery to a customer location. As the employee pulled the intermediate bulk container (IBC) to the edge of the liftgate for lowering, it began to tip. The liftgate was lowered and the freight fell forward, amputating his left middle and ring fingertips.

Source

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