Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits Report ID 20201010005
Address 28 Wyckoff Ave City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11237
Event Date October 21, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424820 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -73.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee finished unloading the truck and was getting ready to close the rear roll up door on the truck. As he was holding the roll up door to close it, he stepped off the back of the truck and the door closed on his right hand. His index and ring fingers were broken and the middle finger was amputated and reattached.

Incident Summary

On October 21, 2020, a worker at Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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