Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Crown Equipment Corporation
Start: 4/17/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025043587 · 4/17/2025 · Crown Equipment Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: Crown Equipment Corporation
Location: 100 1st Ave., WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02451
NAICS: 423830
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing the drive tire on a standup forklift. He used a hydraulic jack to lift the forklift and remove the worn tire. While installing the new tire, the forklift came off the jack and pinned his left hand under the drive tire. The employee sustained a broken left hand and required surgical amputation of the little finger.

Source

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