International Paper Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TAMPA, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at International Paper Company in TAMPA, FLORIDA
Employer International Paper Company Report ID 2022021831
Address 6706 N 53rd St. City, State ZIP TAMPA, FLORIDA 33610
Event Date February 27, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 424110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 28.00000, -82.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dumping a trash hopper (carried by a forklift) into an outside dumpster. As the employee was releasing a lever on the hopper with their right hand, their left middle finger was caught between the hopper and the forklift fork. The employee suffered a partial amputation from the first knuckle to the tip of the finger.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2022, a worker at International Paper Company in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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 hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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