Amputations

Name: Amputations at Huntington Alloys Corporation
Start: 4/9/2015

1 amputation · 2015041847 · 4/9/2015 · Huntington Alloys Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Huntington Alloys Corporation
Location: 3200 Riverside Drive, HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25705
NAICS: 331491
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 9, 2015, at approximately 2:45 p.m., an employee suffered an amputation of the left ring finger as he performed maintenance on the new Midwest grinder dust collection system. While installing a belt on the drive pulley, his finger got pinched between the pulley and drive belt, amputating his finger pad.

Source

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