Golden Peanut, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DAWSON, GEORGIA
| Employer | Golden Peanut, LLC | Report ID | 2017032182 |
| Address | 715 MLK Jr. Drive | City, State ZIP | DAWSON, GEORGIA 39842 |
| Event Date | March 9, 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 | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 115114 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.78000, -84.44000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee was holding the dock plate handles up so that the forklift operator could maneuver the forks into the handles. The employee's left index finger was crushed in the dock plate handle resulting in partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On March 9, 2017, a worker at Golden Peanut, LLC in DAWSON, GEORGIA 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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