Havertys Furniture
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DALLAS, GEORGIA
| Employer | Havertys Furniture | Report ID | 20211210344 |
| Address | 295 Spring Meadow Avenue | City, State ZIP | DALLAS, GEORGIA 30132 |
| Event Date | December 2, 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 | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered |
| Secondary Source | Sofas | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 337125 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.93000, -84.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Three employees were unloading a reclining sofa from the back of a truck to the ground. One of them was trying to guide the process with a four-wheel hand truck. The hand truck rolled on uneven ground, and the employee's hand was caught between the bottom bracket of the sofa and the hand truck, resulting in the amputation of the end of the thumb.
Incident Summary
On December 2, 2021, a worker at Havertys Furniture in DALLAS, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered 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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