Tradewell Pallet Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GRETNA, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tradewell Pallet Inc in 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

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