Carter Lumber
Entangled in other object or equipment — Amputations — SUNBURY, OHIO
| Employer | Carter Lumber | Report ID | 2017065112 |
| Address | 3477 North County Rd 605 | City, State ZIP | SUNBURY, OHIO 43074 |
| Event Date | June 5, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Entangled in other object or equipment | Source of Injury | Rope, twine, string |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 444110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.25000, -82.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee shut the lid on a hopper, then backed away from the hopper on a forklift. At the same time, the employee was holding a rope that was attached to the hopper. The forklift then ran over the rope, drawing it taut around the employee's finger. The rope amputated the employee's right ring finger to the second knuckle.
Incident Summary
On June 5, 2017, a worker at Carter Lumber in SUNBURY, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with rope, twine, string identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 183 severe injury reports involving "Entangled in other object or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Entangled in other object or equipment injuries.
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