Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at UNITED FRUIT AND PRODUCE CO.
Start: 5/23/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025054911 · 5/23/2025 · UNITED FRUIT AND PRODUCE CO.

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: UNITED FRUIT AND PRODUCE CO.
Location: 55 Produce Row, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63118
NAICS: 424480
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a rug entangled in the rear tire of a powered industrial truck (PIT). The PIT was raised and supported by a fork truck jack. The PIT shifted/fell and struck the employee's hand. The employee's index fingertip was amputated and the employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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