OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221386980

GLS US FREIGHT INC.

FONTANA, CA· 2021-08-19T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Clamp, Connecting, Delivery Work, Driver, Finger, Fingertip, Freight, Instantaneous amputation, Partial Amputation, Trailer, Traumatic Amputation, Truck Driver
NAICS: 488510
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345505168
Employer profile: GLS US FREIGHT INC.
Summary number: 221386980
Report ID: 0950633

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip when caught in trailer hook cla

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 a.m. on August 19, 2021, an employee working as a truck driver for a freight company was connecting a pintle hook on a trailer. The employee caught his finger in the in pintle clamp. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputated fingertip.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
804

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