Sysco Central Pennsylvania LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — MOSCOW, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Sysco Central Pennsylvania LLC | Report ID | 20171211494 |
| Address | North Pocono Highschool, 97 Bochicchio Boulevard | City, State ZIP | MOSCOW, PENNSYLVANIA 18444 |
| Event Date | December 4, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 493120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.30000, -75.50000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee backed a trailer toward a customer's dock, then actuated the customer's dock lock and movable dock plate to bridge the height difference between the trailer threshold and dock. The mechanized dock plate would not clear the trailer threshold so that it would smoothly go into place. The employee grabbed the edge of the dock plate and attempted to lift and guide it into place. The dock plate then pinched his right hand against the trailer and tore off his right ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On December 4, 2017, a worker at Sysco Central Pennsylvania LLC in MOSCOW, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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