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EDARON, INC.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Amputations — HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at EDARON, INC. in HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer EDARON, INC. Report ID 2018043304
Address 100 APPLETON ST. City, State ZIP HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS 01040
Event Date April 6, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 339932 Inspection # 1294743
GPS Coordinates 42.20000, -72.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a powered industrial truck (PIT) in reverse. The employee's hand was outside of the PIT when it came into contact with a skid, crushing the employee's index and middle fingers and resulting in two fingertip amputations.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2018, a worker at EDARON, INC. in HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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