Amputations

Name: Amputations at Arends-Awe, Inc.
Start: 4/2/2015

1 amputation · 2015041693 · 4/2/2015 · Arends-Awe, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Arends-Awe, Inc.
Location: 1285 Old Route 36, WINCHESTER, ILLINOIS, 62694
NAICS: 423820
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking a lawn mower deck out of a crate. The employee was sliding the deck forward to put the wheels back on when the deck started to drop. The employee's finger got caught between the gauge wheel bracket and the crate, amputating the tip of the left-hand ring finger.

Source

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