Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1501641.015 - Capstone Logistics

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 8:45 p.m. on November 4, 2020, an employee was working for a firm that provided general warehousing and storage. This investigation was related to another investigation with the same UPA, 1684982. That investigation was for a distribution center for a nationwide chain of dollar stores. It is likely that the employee was working at a distribution center. The distribution had a conveyor system. The employee was placing material onto a rack. He tripped and fell into a chain and sprocket that were part of the conveyor system. One of his fingers was caught in the chain and sprocket. It was amputated, either at the time or later, surgically. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Chain, Conveyor, Defective Equipment, Distribution Center, Finger, Instantaneous amputation, Manual Mat Handling, Material Handling, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Sprocket, Storage Rack, Surgical Amputation, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded, Warehouse