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Plain Dealer Publishing Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CLEVELAND, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Plain Dealer Publishing Company in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer Plain Dealer Publishing Company Report ID 2015108052
Address 4800 TIEDMAN RD. City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44144
Event Date October 28, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 511110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.43000, -81.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading carts into a distribution truck. While organizing the carts inside the truck, two carts smashed together pinching the employee's right hand resulting in a middle fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 28, 2015, a worker at Plain Dealer Publishing Company in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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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