Golden Peanut Company, LLC
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — EL PASO, TEXAS
| Employer | Golden Peanut Company, LLC | Report ID | 2020098441 |
| Address | 19 Founders Blvd | City, State ZIP | EL PASO, TEXAS 79906 |
| Event Date | September 4, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 115114 | Inspection # | 1491773 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.81000, -106.39000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had been operating a forklift. While releasing a dumper trash hopper into a dumpster, the employee's finger became trapped in the base of the trash hopper. The left index fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On September 4, 2020, a worker at Golden Peanut Company, LLC in EL PASO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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
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