Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified — Amputations — LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 20181112169 |
| Address | 45 Ashley Way | City, State ZIP | LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 19533 |
| Event Date | November 28, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified | Source of Injury | Pallet jack-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 337121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.45000, -75.94000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a pallet jack when his scanner fell. He bent to pick up the scanner and the pallet jack moved and pinched his pinky finger between the battery and plate. The finger was amputated.
Incident Summary
On November 28, 2018, a worker at Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. in LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, unspecified, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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