SMUCKER COMPANY
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NEWARK, DELAWARE
| Employer | SMUCKER COMPANY | Report ID | 2019099557 |
| Address | 125 Academy Street, UD Pearson Hall | City, State ZIP | NEWARK, DELAWARE 19716 |
| Event Date | September 12, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Secondary Source | Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.68000, -75.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 9/12/2019, at approximately 11:30 AM, an employee was carrying a piece of drywall from a stock pile to hand to an installer on a scissor lift. As the installer was lowering the lift, the employee's right ring finger was pinched and crushed between the lift and the piece of drywall, resulting in a finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 12, 2019, a worker at SMUCKER COMPANY in NEWARK, DELAWARE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted 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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