Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Weis Markets Inc
Start: 3/22/2024

1 amputation · 2024032586 · 3/22/2024 · Weis Markets 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: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Batteries
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name: Weis Markets Inc
Location: 16 South Industrial park Road, MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17847
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in the battery room changing the battery on a forklift. During this process, the battery started to roll back out of the forklift battery compartment after it was replaced with a fully charged battery. The battery fell and pinched the employee's finger between the top of it and the bottom of the battery compartment. The pressure crushed the employee's finger and resulted in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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