Valiant Integrated Services
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FORT POLK, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Valiant Integrated Services | Report ID | 2019010884 |
| Address | 2180 11th Street, Bldg 1564 | City, State ZIP | FORT POLK, LOUISIANA 71459 |
| Event Date | January 24, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Vehicle, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.05000, -93.20000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping a forklift driver position the forks behind a vehicle to be picked up. The forks were raised, and the employee's right thumb was crushed between them and the vehicle.
Incident Summary
On January 24, 2019, a worker at Valiant Integrated Services in FORT POLK, LOUISIANA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-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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