Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Steelcase
Start: 6/4/2025

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
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown