Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA
Start: 9/2/2024

1 amputation · 2024098129 · 9/2/2024 · Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Elevators, hoists, lifts unspecified
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name: Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA
Location: 266 Industrial Park Road, HARTWELL, GEORGIA, 30643
NAICS: 311119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing repairs on a product elevator when the elevator slipped off the forks of the forklift. The scissor legs of the elevator landed on the employee's left hand, amputating the fourth and fifth digits.

Source

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