Frozen Specialties, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ARCHBOLD, OHIO
| Employer | Frozen Specialties, Inc. | Report ID | 2021097879 |
| Address | 720 Barre Rd. | City, State ZIP | ARCHBOLD, OHIO 43502 |
| Event Date | September 13, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Racks-garment and other | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311412 | Inspection # | 1553337 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.51000, -84.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On September 13, 2021, an employee was being lifted up on the forks of a forklift. His index finger was caught between the forks' backrest and a rack, resulting in a partial amputation to the finger.
Incident Summary
On September 13, 2021, a worker at Frozen Specialties, Inc. in ARCHBOLD, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered 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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