Vic's Crane & Heavy Haul Inc
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations involving bone loss — HANOVER, WISCONSIN
| Employer | Vic's Crane & Heavy Haul Inc | Report ID | 2024065434 |
| Address | W. Race St. | City, State ZIP | HANOVER, WISCONSIN 53542 |
| Event Date | June 19, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Vehicle and machine front attachments | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.63000, -89.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were changing out the forks to a picker attachment/device on a hydraulic forklift. Debris was stuck in the side mast holes that are for the locking pins. The injured employee cleared debris from the left side and then moved to the right side. The locking pin extended while the employee was clearing the debris, resulting in a left index finger amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 19, 2024, a worker at Vic's Crane & Heavy Haul Inc in HANOVER, WISCONSIN suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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