Flying Food Group LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — JAMAICA, NEW YORK
| Employer | Flying Food Group LLC | Report ID | 2018010921 |
| Address | JFK International Airport, Terminal 5, Gate 24 | City, State ZIP | JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430 |
| Event Date | January 28, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 722320 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.64000, -73.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was lowering a catering box onto a truck chassis when her pinky finger was caught between the frame of the truck and the guard on the back of the truck cab. Her pinky fingertip was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 28, 2018, a worker at Flying Food Group LLC in JAMAICA, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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