Amputations

Name: Amputations at TForce Freight
Start: 12/31/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231211761 · 12/31/2023 · TForce Freight

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates

Employer

Name: TForce Freight
Location: 6060 Carlisle Pike, MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17050
NAICS: 484110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.

Source

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