Wellborn Cabinet, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ASHLAND, ALABAMA
| Employer | Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. | Report ID | 2018010833 |
| Address | 38669 Highway 77 | City, State ZIP | ASHLAND, ALABAMA 36251 |
| Event Date | January 25, 2018 | 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) | 337110 | Inspection # | 1292722 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.27000, -85.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee dismounted a forklift to dump a hopper of scrap wood into a grinder stockpile area. He braced his left palm on the outside of the forks, which placed his left pinky in the path of the hopper channels where the forks were pre-positioned. When he moved the level to dump the hopper, the weight caused the hopper edge to drop and crush his left pinky fingertip, which had to be surgically amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 25, 2018, a worker at Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. in ASHLAND, ALABAMA 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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