AAON, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TULSA, OKLAHOMA
| Employer | AAON, Inc. | Report ID | 2023054624 |
| Address | 2425 South Yukon Ave. | City, State ZIP | TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74107 |
| Event Date | May 24, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333415 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.12000, -96.01000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was emptying a small hopper full of cardboard into a compactor. He was undoing a latch that allows the hopper to move forward when his left little finger became caught between the hopper and the mast of the forklift. His left little finger was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On May 24, 2023, a worker at AAON, Inc. in TULSA, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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