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J. Walter Miller Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at J. Walter Miller Company in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer J. Walter Miller Company Report ID 2021043386
Address 411 East Chestnut Street City, State ZIP LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17602
Event Date April 23, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Pallet jack-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 331525 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.04000, -76.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was investigating the chain of a pallet jack that had hung up. The chain pulled tight and amputated the employee's left index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 23, 2021, a worker at J. Walter Miller Company in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pallet jack-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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