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Lennox Industries

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — STUTTGART, ARKANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lennox Industries in STUTTGART, ARKANSAS
Employer Lennox Industries Report ID 2017088169
Address 512 W Lennox Rd City, State ZIP STUTTGART, ARKANSAS 72160
Event Date August 24, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, 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) 333415 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.46000, -91.55000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to empty an aluminum scrap hopper. He exited the forklift and walked under the elevated hopper. His left hand was on the fork as he struck the lever that dumps the hopper bin. When the hopper dumped its load, it created a pinch point between the hopper and the forklift forks. The employee's left fourth digit was caught between the hopper and the forklift and had to be surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2017, a worker at Lennox Industries in STUTTGART, ARKANSAS 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 hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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