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Dean Foods Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Crushing injuries — LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dean Foods Inc. in LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Dean Foods Inc. Report ID 2016054660
Address 880 Allentown Road City, State ZIP LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA 19446
Event Date May 26, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 424430 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.23000, -75.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling a walkie pallet jack from under a pallet when his right-hand thumb was caught and crushed between the handle and the unit.

Incident Summary

On May 26, 2016, a worker at Dean Foods Inc. in LANSDALE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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