COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — BOWLING GREEN, OHIO
| Employer | COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC. | Report ID | 2023076919 |
| Address | 1175 N. MAIN ST. | City, State ZIP | BOWLING GREEN, OHIO 43402 |
| Event Date | July 31, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.39000, -83.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a forklift to dump a scrap hopper into a roll-off dumpster. The employee used a pole to unlock the chain to tilt the scrap into the dumpster. The employee went to manually rest the hopper when they suffered a partial amputation of the right index finger.
Incident Summary
On July 31, 2023, a worker at COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC. in BOWLING GREEN, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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