Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Crown Lift Trucks
Start: 11/6/2024

1 amputation · 20241110359 · 11/6/2024 · Crown Lift Trucks

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 or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Batteries
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name: Crown Lift Trucks
Location: Playcon, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53719
NAICS: 423830
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was manually moving a forklift battery in its compartment when her right index finger was pinched between the battery and the top of the compartment. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

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