OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221361520

2K WHOLESALE, INC.

KNOX, PA· 2021-05-19T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Dumper, Finger, Forklift, Forks, Hand, Industrial Truck, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Lumber, Lumberyard, Material Handling, Motor Vehicle, Pinch Point, Pinched, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Traumatic Amputation
NAICS: 423310
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345328587
Employer profile: 2K WHOLESALE, INC.
Summary number: 221361520
Report ID: 0336000

Event description

Employee amputates two fingers when caught between hopper an

Investigation abstract

At 12:45 p.m. on May 19, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a lumber wholesale supplier was attempting to dump a dumping hopper. The employee caught his right hand between the forks on the forklift and the hopper during activation of the lever. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for amputations to his index and middle fingers.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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