NEPW Logistics Inc
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | NEPW Logistics Inc | Report ID | 2023109139 |
| Address | 66 Saratoga Boulevard | City, State ZIP | DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS 01434 |
| Event Date | October 3, 2023 | Outcome | 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) | 493110 | Inspection # | 1701840 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.54000, -71.59000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were using a powered industrial truck (PIT) to move steel dock plates into a scrap dumpster. The injured employee was giving hand signals/directions to the PIT operator when his hand became caught between the forks of the PIT and a steel plate. A finger was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On October 3, 2023, a worker at NEPW Logistics Inc in DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS 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 amputation.
Context
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