DG Foods, LLC

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Amputations — HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at DG Foods, LLC in HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI
Employer DG Foods, LLC Report ID 2015053272
Address 1095 Industrial Drive City, State ZIP HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI 39083
Event Date May 29, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Tables, worktables
Industry (NAICS) 112320 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.92000, -90.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was transporting boxes of chicken tenders with a pallet jack. The load shifted and pinned the employee's finger between a stainless steel table and the pallet jack handle, amputating the top end of the right thumb.

Incident Summary

On May 29, 2015, a worker at DG Foods, LLC in HAZLEHURST, MISSISSIPPI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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