Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Whitmores Worsley Inc, 4 Hardscrabble Court, EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK 11937
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
Two employees were installing a boom on a bucket truck. The boom was on a chain attached to a forklift; one employee was operating the forklift while the other moved the boom onto the truck. The chain released and the boom fell to the ground, smashing the employee's right hand under it. The employee suffered fractures to the middle and ring fingers and a partial amputation to the index finger.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedVehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
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An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
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