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Walco Electric Company

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker — Amputations — PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Walco Electric Company in PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
Employer Walco Electric Company Report ID 2023021783
Address 303 Allens Avenue City, State ZIP PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02905
Event Date February 25, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # 1653516
GPS Coordinates 41.80000, -71.40000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee received a forklift from a co-worker to pull the oven cart out of the oven. The forklift had two fork extenders on it. To take the cart out of the oven, the injured employee removed one fork extender because the forks do not fit under the oven cart with both extenders. The injured employee completed the task and was then placing the second fork extender back on the forklift when he dropped the extender on his fingers, crushing them between the forks and the extenders. The employee's left index and middle fingers were amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2023, a worker at Walco Electric Company in PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 425 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker injuries.

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