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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021359 · 2/13/2024 · Avalon Transportation Services, Inc.

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, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Trucks unspecified
Secondary source
Gates, hatches vehicle and machine cargo

Employer

Name
Avalon Transportation Services, Inc.
Location
1 Avalon Dr, CANAL FULTON, OHIO, 44614
NAICS
424420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading platforms back onto the storage carriage utilizing a lift gate. The employee's hand was caught between the lift gate and the tail light assembly, resulting in partial amputation of their right thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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