Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Crocs Distribution Center
Start: 6/2/2025

1 amputation · 2025065182 · 6/2/2025 · Crocs Distribution Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
Source: Material handling and warehousing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name: Crocs Distribution Center
Location: 10391 Dog Leg Rd, VANDALIA, OHIO, 45377
NAICS: 493190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a battery extractor for a powered industrial truck and was grabbing the battery when the mass from the extractor pushed back. His right middle fingertip was pinched between the battery and the extractor resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

Source

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