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Town Fair Tire

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — EAST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Town Fair Tire in EAST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
Employer Town Fair Tire Report ID 2016042897
Address 460 Coe Avenue City, State ZIP EAST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06512
Event Date April 6, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Girders, beams, structural steel
Industry (NAICS) 441320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.26000, -72.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was elevating an order picker when three of his fingers were caught between the top of the cage and a steel beam in the ceiling, fracturing and crushing the fingers.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2016, a worker at Town Fair Tire in EAST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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