Manpower
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Manpower | Report ID | 2015118716 |
| Address | 2785 Commerce Dr. | City, State ZIP | BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA 18015 |
| Event Date | November 18, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Skids, pallets |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561320 | Inspection # | 1106681 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.59000, -75.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was stacking pallets and used his left hand to prevent the stack of pallets from falling over. The employee suffered a thumb tip amputation and compound fracture of the left hand.
Incident Summary
On November 18, 2015, a worker at Manpower in BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with skids, pallets identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, 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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