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American Made Products, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Amputations — DELAND, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at American Made Products, Inc. in DELAND, FLORIDA
Employer American Made Products, Inc. Report ID 2022076375
Address 421 N Spring Garden City, State ZIP DELAND, FLORIDA 32720
Event Date July 20, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 336214 Inspection # 1610927
GPS Coordinates 29.03000, -81.32000

Incident Narrative

On July 20, 2022, at 11:30 AM, the injured employee was preparing to set up a dump trailer in the wash bay so the water could drain out of the dump bed. A co-worker lifted the dump trailer at the corner so the injured employee could set in place 5-6-inch long 2-inch square safety blocks. As the employee placed a safety block on the trailer frame under the raised dump bed, it dropped off the forklift fork onto their right index finger. The finger was fractured and about half of the flesh from the backside of the finger was removed without bone loss.

Incident Summary

On July 20, 2022, a worker at American Made Products, Inc. in DELAND, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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