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Sunrise Transport Inc.

Struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sunrise Transport Inc. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer Sunrise Transport Inc. Report ID 2017032302
Address 782 Union Street City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11215
Event Date March 13, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.67000, -73.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack and moved it onto the lift gate. The lift gate was wet and slippery from running a previous pallet that contained product packed in ice. The jack starting sliding toward the curbside of the platform. As the pallet was sliding to the edge, the associate tried to keep the pallet level by placing his arm on the pallet, to keep it from falling. The pallet jack continued to slide and as the employee attempted to get out of the way, his finger slid across the pallet jack and was amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 13, 2017, a worker at Sunrise Transport Inc. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c., with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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