Cooper-Booth Wholesale Co. L.P.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SMYRNA, DELAWARE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cooper-Booth Wholesale Co. L.P. in SMYRNA, DELAWARE
Employer Cooper-Booth Wholesale Co. L.P. Report ID 2025054539
Address 304 N. Dupont Blvd City, State ZIP SMYRNA, DELAWARE 19977
Event Date May 14, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slip or trip Source of Injury Ramps, inclines
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.30000, -75.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a hand cart carrying water down a truck ramp. They slipped and fell forward while moving down the ramp and held onto the hand truck as it slid down to the bottom of the ramp. The employee struck their knees and suffered a fingertip amputation to the left middle finger.

Incident Summary

On May 14, 2025, a worker at Cooper-Booth Wholesale Co. L.P. in SMYRNA, DELAWARE suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slip or trip, with ramps, inclines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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