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Lowe Electric Supply Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LAGRANGE, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Lowe Electric Supply Company in LAGRANGE, GEORGIA
Employer Lowe Electric Supply Company Report ID 20191011358
Address 105 Lukken Industrial West City, State ZIP LAGRANGE, GEORGIA 30240
Event Date October 31, 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) 327113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.01000, -85.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sliding a fork extension onto forklift forks when the fork extension slipped from his grip and his left hand was caught between the fork extension and the forklift forks, resulting in an amputation to the left middle digit.

Incident Summary

On October 31, 2019, a worker at Lowe Electric Supply Company in LAGRANGE, GEORGIA 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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