Anheuser- Busch, InBev LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE
| Employer | Anheuser- Busch, InBev LLC | Report ID | 2022109358 |
| Address | 221 Daniel Webster Highway | City, State ZIP | MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03054 |
| Event Date | October 25, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Machine platforms | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 312120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.82000, -71.49000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was on a platform for a bottle filler. Next to the platform was a lift table used to lift pallets of bottle crown boxes; as the boxes were pulled from the pallet, the table raised the pallet. Between the platform and the lift table was a guardrail with sheet metal covering one side, acting as a backstop for the pallets. The employee was raising the platform to access a new box of crowns. A piece of wood from the pallet had become stuck under the guardrail, causing it to rise with the platform. The wood snapped. The guardrail fell back into place and pinched the employee s left middle finger against a bracket, causing a fracture and an amputation to the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 25, 2022, a worker at Anheuser- Busch, InBev LLC in MERRIMACK, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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