Vitality Staffing Solutions LLC
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Vitality Staffing Solutions LLC | Report ID | 2023043345 |
| Address | 6801 West Side Ave | City, State ZIP | NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY 07047 |
| Event Date | April 14, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561320 | Inspection # | 1663954 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.78000, -74.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On April 14, 2023, at 10:30 p.m., a temporary employee's right index finger got caught under a heavy pallet that was on the forks of a forklift, resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On April 14, 2023, a worker at Vitality Staffing Solutions LLC in NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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