R & L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C.
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — DUBLIN, OHIO
| Employer | R & L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C. | Report ID | 20201211640 |
| Address | 5057 Aspen Pine Blvd | City, State ZIP | DUBLIN, OHIO 43016 |
| Event Date | December 12, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Pallet jack-nonpowered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.07000, -83.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were offloading product for a residential delivery. They were using a manual pallet jack to move a load onto the lift gate of a truck when the jack and the load fell to the ground and landed on one employee's hand. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the thumb.
Incident Summary
On December 12, 2020, a worker at R & L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C. in DUBLIN, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with pallet jack-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,482 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified injuries.
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