Windstone Medical Packaging Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BILLINGS, MONTANA
| Employer | Windstone Medical Packaging Inc. | Report ID | 2017010592 |
| Address | 1301 Montana Avenue | City, State ZIP | BILLINGS, MONTANA 59101 |
| Event Date | January 19, 2017 | 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 | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 339113 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 45.78000, -108.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing to unload a truck mounted shipping container by activating the dock plate which is manually operated with a handle. While lowering the dock plate onto the back of the truck, the dock plate recoiled upon striking the right side of the truck causing the plate not to clear the truck as required to lay flat for unloading operations. The employee's left ring finger was pinched between the steel dock plate and left side steel edge of the dock plate.
Incident Summary
On January 19, 2017, a worker at Windstone Medical Packaging Inc. in BILLINGS, MONTANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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