Nestle Prepared Foods Company
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway — Amputations involving bone loss — JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Nestle Prepared Foods Company | Report ID | 2024109350 |
| Address | #1 Nestle Way | City, State ZIP | JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72401 |
| Event Date | October 7, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Thumb(s) |
| Event Type | Collision with stationary object, nonroadway | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered |
| Secondary Source | Structures and surfaces unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311412 | Inspection # | 1782028 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.81000, -90.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
During a forklift training exercise, an employee was turning when the forklift struck a railing, crushing their left thumb between the railing and the forklift. The employee was hospitalized and sustained a thumb amputation.
Incident Summary
On October 7, 2024, a worker at Nestle Prepared Foods Company in JONESBORO, ARKANSAS suffered amputations involving bone loss to the thumb(s). The incident was classified as collision with stationary object, nonroadway, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 304 severe injury reports involving "Collision with stationary object, nonroadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Collision with stationary object, nonroadway injuries.
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