Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Prestige Building Company
Start: 3/26/2015

1 amputation · 2015031506 · 3/26/2015 · The Prestige Building Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name: The Prestige Building Company
Location: 62-4 & 62-5 Estate Thomas, ST THOMAS, VIRGIN ISLANDS, 00802
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 02/26/2015, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee picked up an electric handsaw that was energized. The employee activated the handsaw with his right hand and amputated the middle finger from his left hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown