Grand Valley Manufacturing
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — TITUSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Grand Valley Manufacturing | Report ID | 2020032506 |
| Address | 701 E. Spring Street | City, State ZIP | TITUSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 16354 |
| Event Date | March 17, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 331210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.62000, -79.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was driving a forklift with a hopper attached to the forks. The hopper was full of metal chips. The employee then parked the forklift, released the hopper's dump mechanism, and dumped the hopper's contents into a large receptacle. As the employee moved the hopper back into the upright position, his left hand was caught at the point where the hopper latches into the upright position and the hopper crushed his left middle finger. The finger was amputated from the first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On March 17, 2020, a worker at Grand Valley Manufacturing in TITUSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 683 severe injury reports involving "Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle injuries.
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