C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Amputations — CHESTER, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. in CHESTER, NEW YORK
Employer C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Report ID 2021064985
Address 1 Elizabeth Drive City, State ZIP CHESTER, NEW YORK 10918
Event Date June 18, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident Source of Injury Pallet jack-powered
Secondary Source Guardrails, road dividers
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.34000, -74.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a stand-up pallet jack to separate pallets on a dock. The employee struck a guardrail and suffered an amputation to the right little fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2021, a worker at C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. in CHESTER, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with pallet jack-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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