Land O Lakes
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — KENT, OHIO
| Employer | Land O Lakes | Report ID | 2016076752 |
| Address | 2001 Mogadore Rd. | City, State ZIP | KENT, OHIO 44240 |
| Event Date | July 25, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Battery-vehicle |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424590 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.10000, -81.38000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee's right index finger was caught and injured while installing a battery into a fork truck. The employee was utilizing a "hoist" to lower the battery and bumped the control lowering the battery too fast and pinching his finger.
Incident Summary
On July 25, 2016, a worker at Land O Lakes in KENT, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with battery-vehicle 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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