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The Giant Co.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at The Giant Co. in CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer The Giant Co. Report ID 2020043599
Address 1604 Industrial Dr. City, State ZIP CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA 17013
Event Date April 20, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 445110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.19000, -77.22000

Incident Narrative

A mechanic was notified of a cooling issue on a refrigerator trailer in the fleet. He had just brought the trailer in from the yard and parked in the work bay of the trailer shop to begin the troubleshooting process. While performing the tension checks, the thermostat on the trailer triggered the engine to start. A belt pulled the mechanic's hand into a pulley and his fingers were caught at a pinch point. He sustained an amputation to the left middle finger at the first joint, and an amputation to the left index finger at the base of the fingernail.

Incident Summary

On April 20, 2020, a worker at The Giant Co. in CARLISLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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