Seneca Foods Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GILLETT, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Seneca Foods Corporation | Report ID | 2019088005 |
| Address | 200 N Green Bay Avenue | City, State ZIP | GILLETT, WISCONSIN 54124 |
| Event Date | August 5, 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 | Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311421 | Inspection # | 1422794 |
| GPS Coordinates | 44.89000, -88.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was driving a forklift with a dump bucket attachment full of dirt. The employee stopped the forklift and prepared to dump the bucket. When he pulled the manual latch of the dump bucket, the bucket slid backwards toward the lift. One of his fingers was caught and partially amputated between the forklift and the bucket.
Incident Summary
On August 5, 2019, a worker at Seneca Foods Corporation in GILLETT, WISCONSIN suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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