OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221378045

I LINK BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

RIVERSIDE, CA· 2021-07-29T00:00:00

Event: Activated, Amputated, Amputation, Catch Point, Caught Between, Danger Zone, Dock Plate, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Partial Amputation, Pulling, Staffing Agency, Temporary, Temporary Employment Agency, Temporary Worker, Training, Traumatic Amputation, Warehouse
NAICS: 561320
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345457311
Employer profile: I LINK BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Summary number: 221378045
Report ID: 0950633

Event description

Employee amputates two fingertips when caught in dock plate

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on July 29, 2021, an employee was working as a laborer for a staffing agency that provides temporary employees to a logistics company. The employee worked as a general warehouse laborer and was assigned to by the site employer to work as a "Labeler". The employee was attempting to activate a manual flip type dock plate by pulling upward with his right hand while placing his left hand at the end of the dock plate where the flipped up end is located. As the pulled the dock plate upward with his right hand, he caught his left hand in the moving end of the plate. The employee was hospitalized to treat amputations to his middle and ring fingertips.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 29 F

Event type
2

Occupation code
889

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