Tosoh SMD, Incorporated
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GROVE CITY, OHIO
| Employer | Tosoh SMD, Incorporated | Report ID | 2017098543 |
| Address | 3600 Gantz Road | City, State ZIP | GROVE CITY, OHIO 43123 |
| Event Date | September 5, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 334413 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.88000, -83.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was dumping a chip hopper. His fingers were between the hopper's box tubing, where the forklift forks pick up the hopper. When he released the dump latch to dump his chips, the weight of the hopper rolling forward caused the box tubing to slam against the forks. This created a pinch point that smashed and amputated his right index and middle fingertips.
Incident Summary
On September 5, 2017, a worker at Tosoh SMD, Incorporated in GROVE CITY, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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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