Tony Origlio, Inc

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Amputations — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tony Origlio, Inc in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Tony Origlio, Inc Report ID 2021054249
Address 3000 Meeting House Rd City, State ZIP PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19154
Event Date May 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Shelves, shelving
Secondary Source Racks-garment and other
Industry (NAICS) 424820 Inspection # 1532854
GPS Coordinates 40.11000, -74.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lowering a pallet from the second shelf of the warehouse storage rack using a forklift. The pallet struck the wire frame shelf that it was on and knocked the horizontal bar on the rack down. The employee was putting the bar back on the rack when it fell and amputated their finger against the wire frame shelf.

Incident Summary

On May 25, 2021, a worker at Tony Origlio, Inc in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with shelves, shelving identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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