Amputations

Name: Amputations at AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES
Start: 4/2/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015041703 · 4/2/2015 · AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES
Location: 7755 HWY 34 E, MARMADUKE, ARKANSAS, 72443
NAICS: 336510
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using an overhead crane to set a jacket on a rail car. The employee's right hand was caught between the jacket and underframe, crushing his right-hand ring finger. He was hospitalized overnight and required surgical amputation of the finger.

Source

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