Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at ALM Positioners, Inc.
Start: 5/2/2025

1 amputation · 2025054157 · 5/2/2025 · ALM Positioners, Inc.

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: Struck by object dropped by person
Source: Non-riding pallet jack
Secondary source: Workers engaging in team lift

Employer

Name: ALM Positioners, Inc.
Location: 8080 Centennial Expressway, ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS, 61201
NAICS: 333517
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 2, 2025, two employees were lifting a pallet jack with a built-in weight measuring plate into the bed of a truck when the plate shifted as they were lifting it. The plate crushed and severed the injured employee's middle and ring fingertips. A fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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