Clark Equipment Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Clark Equipment Company | Report ID | 2018043888 |
| Address | 2101 11th Street North | City, State ZIP | WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA 58075 |
| Event Date | April 23, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| Secondary Source | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.29000, -96.61000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to adjust a tote on a cart when one of the tote legs slid down and sheared off two of his fingertips between the tote and cart.
Incident Summary
On April 23, 2018, a worker at Clark Equipment Company in WAHPETON, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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