Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BRIDGETON, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. in BRIDGETON, MISSOURI
Employer Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. Report ID 2016087361
Address 13570 St. Charles Rock Rd City, State ZIP BRIDGETON, MISSOURI 63044
Event Date August 8, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 541330 Inspection # 1168044
GPS Coordinates 38.77000, -90.45000

Incident Narrative

At approximately 8:00 AM, on 8/8/2016, an employee was attempting to adjust the forks on a forklift when his fingertip was crushed between the fork and the frame of the forklift. He required surgery.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2016, a worker at Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. in BRIDGETON, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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, amputation.

Context

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