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Hi-Tech Interiors Incorporated

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CLAFLIN, KANSAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hi-Tech Interiors Incorporated in CLAFLIN, KANSAS
Employer Hi-Tech Interiors Incorporated Report ID 2020032875
Address 884 Northeast 110th Avenue City, State ZIP CLAFLIN, KANSAS 67525
Event Date March 30, 2020 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 Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 332323 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.49000, -98.56000

Incident Narrative

At 8:10 a.m. on March 30, 2020, an employee was moving a forklift's forks when his fingers were caught between a fork and the mast. Five-eighths of a finger on his right hand were amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 30, 2020, a worker at Hi-Tech Interiors Incorporated in CLAFLIN, KANSAS 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 forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered 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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