Stella and Chewy's Llc
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Stella and Chewy's Llc | Report ID | 2015052978 |
| Address | 2842 S. 5th Court | City, State ZIP | MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53207 |
| Event Date | May 19, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered |
| Secondary Source | Racks-garment and other | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311111 | Inspection # | 1066129 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.99000, -87.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee got his finger caught between the pallet racking and the freeze dryer cart as he guided the cart towards the freeze dryer with a motorized pallet jack. The cart became stuck at the dryer, and he tried to push it into the racking system. His right pinky finger got caught and was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On May 19, 2015, a worker at Stella and Chewy's Llc in MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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