Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Olympia Chimney Supply, Incorporated, 450 Centerpoint Boulevard, PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18640
on , Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was using a forklift to dump a hopper into a dumpster. The employee used his left hand to pull the lever on the hopper to release the materials into the dumpster while placing his right hand on the forks of the forklift. When the employee pulled the lever, the hopper jolted back and struck the employee's right hand, crushing his fingertips. The employee suffered amputation of the right index and middle fingertips.
AmputationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Hoppers except confined space