J. Walter Miller Company
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Amputations — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | J. Walter Miller Company | Report ID | 2020010023 |
| Address | 411 East Chestnut Street | City, State ZIP | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17602 |
| Event Date | January 2, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Source of Injury | Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c |
| Secondary Source | Walls | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331525 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.04000, -76.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a powered hand truck to move scrap from a cutoff area to a foundry. The employee's left little finger was rammed into a wall and sustained an open fracture, with amputation of the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On January 2, 2020, a worker at J. Walter Miller Company in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 299 severe injury reports involving "Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object injuries.
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