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CarMax Auto Superstores Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FORT MYERS, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at CarMax Auto Superstores Inc in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
Employer CarMax Auto Superstores Inc Report ID 2020099183
Address CarMax #6035, 3000 Colonial Boulevard City, State ZIP FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33966
Event Date September 28, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 532111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.59000, -81.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading vehicles from a car carrier. As he was releasing one of the chains that held a car down, the car rolled backward and the chain caught his glove. His left hand was pinned between the chain and the aluminum deck, and the index finger was injured. He was hospitalized and the finger was medically amputated above the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On September 28, 2020, a worker at CarMax Auto Superstores Inc in FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 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 chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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