Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walco Electric Company, 303 Allens Avenue, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02905
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
The injured employee received a forklift from a co-worker to pull the oven cart out of the oven. The forklift had two fork extenders on it. To take the cart out of the oven, the injured employee removed one fork extender because the forks do not fit under the oven cart with both extenders. The injured employee completed the task and was then placing the second fork extender back on the forklift when he dropped the extender on his fingers, crushing them between the forks and the extenders. The employee's left index and middle fingers were amputated.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.