White Cap Holding (SC), LLC

Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area — Amputations involving bone loss — SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at White Cap Holding (SC), LLC in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Employer White Cap Holding (SC), LLC Report ID 2025066060
Address 205 Telfair RD City, State ZIP SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31415
Event Date June 24, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Panels, sheets, plates metal
Industry (NAICS) 444190 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.08000, -81.14000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a pallet of water onto the back of his truck when the wire grate sideboard fell off. After exiting his forklift to pick up the fallen sideboard, he stood next to the truck, awaiting the loading of the second pallet. The operator of the second forklift positioned the pallet on the flatbed and began to reverse out. As the forks exited the pallet, they caught the mesh sideboard grate that the employee had gathered and placed next to it, causing the mesh sideboard grate to pull back and catch the employee's fingers inside it. The employee suffered lacerations, including to the left little finger, and required amputation of the little finger down to the knuckle of the hand.

Incident Summary

On June 24, 2025, a worker at White Cap Holding (SC), LLC in SAVANNAH, GEORGIA suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle or object propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area, with forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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