Tradewell Pallet Inc
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GRETNA, NEBRASKA
| Employer | Tradewell Pallet Inc | Report ID | 2017076671 |
| Address | 22801 Fairview Rd | City, State ZIP | GRETNA, NEBRASKA 68028 |
| Event Date | July 18, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 321920 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.10000, -96.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was driving a forklift to transport a dumpster full of wood scrap to a scrap pile. When he hit the trip lever to tip the dumpster forward, the bar came up and pinched his left-hand fingers between it and a forklift fork. His left middle and ring fingers were crushed and lacerated, and his ring finger had to be surgically amputated to the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On July 18, 2017, a worker at Tradewell Pallet Inc in GRETNA, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. 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
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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