Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Nestle Prepared Foods Company
Start: 10/7/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024109350 · 10/7/2024 · Nestle Prepared Foods Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Collision with stationary object, nonroadway
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Structures and surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name: Nestle Prepared Foods Company
Location: #1 Nestle Way, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
NAICS: 311412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

During a forklift training exercise, an employee was turning when the forklift struck a railing, crushing their left thumb between the railing and the forklift. The employee was hospitalized and sustained a thumb amputation.

Source

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