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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025065282 · 6/4/2025 · Steelcase

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
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle n.e.c.
Source
Pallet jack riding
Secondary source
Skids, pallets

Employer

Name
Steelcase
Location
68 Green Mountain Road, HAZLE TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
NAICS
452311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting away chairs that were tied together with nylon rope using a riding pallet jack. While driving, the nylon rope became caught on a nearby pallet and tightened, amputating their left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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