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DAVISCO FOOD INTERNATIONAL DBA JEROME CHEESE CO.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JEROME, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at DAVISCO FOOD INTERNATIONAL DBA JEROME CHEESE CO. in JEROME, IDAHO
Employer DAVISCO FOOD INTERNATIONAL DBA JEROME CHEESE CO. Report ID 2016054283
Address 47 WEST 100 SOUTH City, State ZIP JEROME, IDAHO 83338
Event Date May 17, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations 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
Industry (NAICS) 445299 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.70000, -114.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when a fork popped off the frame and pinched the employee's left middle and ring fingers. The employee's middle finger was partially amputated, and the ring finger required sutures.

Incident Summary

On May 17, 2016, a worker at DAVISCO FOOD INTERNATIONAL DBA JEROME CHEESE CO. in JEROME, IDAHO suffered amputations 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 amputation.

Context

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