Husqvarna Forestry Products North America Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Husqvarna Forestry Products North America Inc in NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS
Employer Husqvarna Forestry Products North America Inc Report ID 2016032059
Address 1577 US 371 City, State ZIP NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS 71852
Event Date March 7, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 333991 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.96000, -93.85000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee and a coworker were picking up supplies from a local supplier in a truck. The dock plate at the local supplier did not engage properly. Both workers got out and were trying to fix the dock plate when it came down on and amputated the injured employee's right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On March 7, 2016, a worker at Husqvarna Forestry Products North America Inc in NASHVILLE, ARKANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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