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W.E. Bowers and Associates

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at W.E. Bowers and Associates in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer W.E. Bowers and Associates Report ID 2018077650
Address 601 E Street, NW City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20004
Event Date July 27, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.89000, -77.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping two dock workers to upright a power jack that had overturned. While uprighting the jack, his middle fingertip was amputated and required stitches.

Incident Summary

On July 27, 2018, a worker at W.E. Bowers and Associates in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was 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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