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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024010573 · 1/19/2024 · AMVAC CHEMICAL COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source
Hoppers except confined space

Employer

Name
AMVAC CHEMICAL COMPANY
Location
12650 HIGHWAY 43 NORTH, AXIS, ALABAMA, 36505
NAICS
325320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to dump waste from a small hopper to a bigger hopper. He elevated the hopper, got out of the forklift, and used a lever to lower the hopper to dump the waste. After dumping the hopper, it swung back and pinched the employee's left index finger between it and the forklift fork, amputating the tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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