Jack Engle & Co.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WICHITA, KANSAS
| Employer | Jack Engle & Co. | Report ID | 2019077397 |
| Address | 4330 South May St. | City, State ZIP | WICHITA, KANSAS 67209 |
| Event Date | July 19, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325991 | Inspection # | 1419033 |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.65000, -97.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A temporary employee was operating a forklift and dumping a tilt hopper full of aluminum turnings. When the hopper tilted forward, the employee's fingers were pinched between a fork tine and the hopper. Three fingertips on the left hand were amputated.
Incident Summary
On July 19, 2019, a worker at Jack Engle & Co. in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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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