Contento Auto Sales Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LANSING, NEW YORK
| Employer | Contento Auto Sales Inc. | Report ID | 20201110451 |
| Address | 5 Lakeshore Road | City, State ZIP | LANSING, NEW YORK 14882 |
| Event Date | November 4, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Trailers |
| Secondary Source | Construction debris | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.53000, -76.54000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was moving a piece of wood that was preventing a tarp from lying flat. When the tarp came down, his left middle finger was pinched between the trailer frame and the tarp frame. The fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On November 4, 2020, a worker at Contento Auto Sales Inc. in LANSING, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers 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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