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Sierra Nevada Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sierra Nevada Corporation in HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA
Employer Sierra Nevada Corporation Report ID 2022043136
Address Hurlburt Field, 344 Tully St City, State ZIP HURLBURT FIELD, FLORIDA 32544
Event Date April 8, 2022 Outcome 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) 488190 Inspection # 1589920
GPS Coordinates 30.42000, -86.69000

Incident Narrative

A forklift operator was preparing a forklift with extenders for an oversized load. An extender slipped and pinched her finger against the existing fork resulting in amputation of a fingertip on the right hand.

Incident Summary

On April 8, 2022, a worker at Sierra Nevada Corporation in HURLBURT FIELD, 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 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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