WDF, Inc.

Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. — Amputations — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at WDF, Inc. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer WDF, Inc. Report ID 2023065002
Address 897 East 56th Street City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11234
Event Date June 6, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.63000, -73.92000

Incident Narrative

Employees were using a dolly to remove a trash compactor unit from a residential home. As they began to transport it out of the room and to the outside, the dolly encountered uneven ground. This caused the dolly and the unit to move quicker than expected. The injured employee's left hand was then caught between a nearby concrete column and the compactor unit, resulting in fractures of the left ring and middle fingers that required amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 6, 2023, a worker at WDF, Inc. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c., with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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