Bobcat Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Bobcat Company | Report ID | 2023109958 |
| Address | 530 South 26th Street | City, State ZIP | BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA 58504 |
| Event Date | October 27, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333120 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 46.79000, -100.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was replenishing steel waffle plates and using a forklift to set down an existing stack. The employee was repositioning the stack on the forklift when the load shifted and pinched his left ring finger. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 27, 2023, a worker at Bobcat Company in BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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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