Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-05-20 | Tannersville | Pennsylvania | Neovia Logistics Distribution, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was removing the rear axel on a forklift for maintenance purposes. While the forklift was blocked underneath, the employee utilized a chain-link hoist to lift the rear of the forklift. In the process of doing this, the employee's finger was caught between the chain-link hoist and the forklift counterweight, resulting in a left ring finger amputation down to the first knuckle. | |||||
2018-08-25 | El Paso | Texas | Customs and Border Protection-Office of Field Operations | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was climbing down a chain-link fence when he slipped and fell about 20 feet to the ground, breaking his ankle and requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2018-06-06 | Morris | New York | NYSEG | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fractured a femur when he lost his balance while climbing over a chain-link fence and fell 2.5 feet. | |||||
2016-07-25 | Portland | Maine | Rufus Deering Lumber Co. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee was closing a chain-link gate when his middle fingertip became caught in the gate roller and was amputated. |