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Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. in LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. Report ID 2018054205
Address 45 Ashley Way City, State ZIP LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 19533
Event Date May 1, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Battery-vehicle
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 337121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.45000, -75.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping to install a battery in a powered industrial truck when his left index finger was caught between the battery retention plate and the surrounding area, amputating his fingertip at the nailbed.

Incident Summary

On May 1, 2018, a worker at Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. in LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with battery-vehicle identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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