Kawneer Company, Inc.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Kawneer Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2024010860 |
| Address | 500 E 12th St | City, State ZIP | BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17815 |
| Event Date | January 28, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Hoppers except confined space | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331315 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.99000, -76.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a forklift with a hopper, dumping aluminum extrusion scrap. The employee had driven into a trailer to dump a load of scrap, then left the forklift cab and released the dump on the hopper so the material could be dumped forward into the trailer. The hopper moved back toward the forklift and caught the employee's left ring finger against the forks. The finger was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On January 28, 2024, a worker at Kawneer Company, Inc. in BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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