Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Vaderstad
Start: 5/6/2025

1 amputation · 2025054264 · 5/6/2025 · Vaderstad

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary source: Vehicle and machine attachments n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Vaderstad
Location: 17885 Highway 13 West, WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58074
NAICS: 333111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dumping garbage into a compactor and lifted the garbage using a forklift. His left middle finger was pinched in the forks as he used his right hand to release the latch. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the finger.

Source

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