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Dairy Farmers of America

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Amputations — BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Dairy Farmers of America in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
Employer Dairy Farmers of America Report ID 2022021022
Address 117 Cumberland Boulevard City, State ZIP BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY 08016
Event Date February 2, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 311511 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.10000, -74.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee and two co-workers were manually positioning an 833-pound portable dock plate. While lowering the portable dock to its installation position, it fell and pinched the employee's right middle finger, which resulted in amputation of the distal tip of the finger.

Incident Summary

On February 2, 2022, a worker at Dairy Farmers of America in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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