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Heister House Millworks, Incorporated

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Amputations — MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Heister House Millworks, Incorporated in MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Heister House Millworks, Incorporated Report ID 2017077087
Address 1937 Troup Valley Road City, State ZIP MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA 17853
Event Date July 28, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Garage doors
Industry (NAICS) 321918 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -76.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was backing a forklift into the building. A finger was caught between the forklift and the garage door track resulting in a crushing injury that required amputation of the finger during surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2017, a worker at Heister House Millworks, Incorporated in MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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