Dayton Freight Lines, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CLEVELAND, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. Report ID 2019010588
Address 7400 Wall Street City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44125
Event Date January 17, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # 1373022
GPS Coordinates 41.40000, -81.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving steel flat bars from the forks of a forklift by hand when the material shifted and caught the employee's right middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 17, 2019, a worker at Dayton Freight Lines, Inc. in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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