Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Fastenal Company
Start: 9/30/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024099118 · 9/30/2024 · Fastenal Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Injured by object handled by person n.e.c.
Source: Bundles, bales
Secondary source: Workers engaging in team lift

Employer

Name: Fastenal Company
Location: 100 Kindig Lane, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17331
NAICS: 423840
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were moving a 20-foot bundle of linked channel strut. The bundle slipped and pinched the injured employee's left middle finger, causing an avulsion injury to the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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