R & L Carriers Shared Services, LLC

Injured by object pushed or pulled by person — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at R & L Carriers Shared Services, LLC in MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer R & L Carriers Shared Services, LLC Report ID 2024010106
Address 1 Lincoln Rd City, State ZIP MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
Event Date January 4, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Injured by object pushed or pulled by person Source of Injury Non-riding pallet jack
Secondary Source Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 484110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 25.79000, -80.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee completed a delivery to a customer and was exiting the customer's location. While trying to hold the door open and move his pallet jack at the same time, his left hand was caught between the pallet jack and a wooden crate used for storage. The employee suffered a left index fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 4, 2024, a worker at R & L Carriers Shared Services, LLC in MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as injured by object pushed or pulled by person, with non-riding pallet jack identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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