EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA—
Phillips Pet Food & Supply
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Phillips Pet Food & Supply, 3747 Hecktown Road , EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18045 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was changing a battery in an electric pallet jack. His finger was caught between the pallet jack's frame and the battery, causing a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
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