United Natural Foods, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LANCASTER, TEXAS
| Employer | United Natural Foods, Inc. | Report ID | 2018021282 |
| Address | 2100 Danieldale Road | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, TEXAS 75134 |
| Event Date | February 7, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Jacks | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 424490 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.63000, -96.79000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was replacing a wheel on a forklift. When the employee lowered the jack on the forklift the employee's right thumb was caught in the wheel spindle resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On February 7, 2018, a worker at United Natural Foods, Inc. in LANCASTER, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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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