Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc.
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident — Amputations — DALHART, TEXAS
| Employer | Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2022087280 |
| Address | 12400 US 385 | City, State ZIP | DALHART, TEXAS 79022 |
| Event Date | August 17, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Skids, pallets | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311513 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.08000, -102.50000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was backing up a forklift, staging pallets for shipping. The employee's hand was pinched between the forklift's safety cage and a pallet, causing amputations to four fingers (including the complete amputation of the ring finger).
Incident Summary
On August 17, 2022, a worker at Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. in DALHART, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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