Seneca Foods

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area — Amputations — PAYETTE, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Seneca Foods in PAYETTE, IDAHO
Employer Seneca Foods Report ID 2019032995
Address 25 N 6th Street City, State ZIP PAYETTE, IDAHO 83661
Event Date March 21, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 311421 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 44.07000, -116.93000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee and a forklift operator were unloading bean totes out of rail cars. The totes are large fabric bags with fabric loops that are used to move the totes. The injured employee was guiding the forklift operator to place the forks into the tote's loops when the injured employee's right pinky finger was pinched between the forks and the loops resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On March 21, 2019, a worker at Seneca Foods in PAYETTE, IDAHO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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