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TTX Company/Acorn Division

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TTX Company/Acorn Division in WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA
Employer TTX Company/Acorn Division Report ID 2022119693
Address CXWH - Winter Haven, 3935 Intermodal Dr. City, State ZIP WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA 33884
Event Date November 4, 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, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Rail vehicle, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 488210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.94000, -81.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a lift table to raise a cover plate into position underneath a railcar. The employee was holding onto the edge of the plate with their right hand when their right index fingertip was caught between the plate and the bottom of the railcar, resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On November 4, 2022, a worker at TTX Company/Acorn Division in WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA 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, n.e.c. 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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