Amputations

Name: Amputations at WESCO Distribution Inc.
Start: 4/9/2015

1 amputation · 2015041859 · 4/9/2015 · WESCO Distribution Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Angle irons
Secondary source: Vehicle, unspecified

Employer

Name: WESCO Distribution Inc.
Location: 208 Williams Ave, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79763
NAICS: 811213
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about April 9, 2015, at approximately 1300 hrs. an employee suffered the amputation of the distal phalanges on the right hand pinkie finger. The employee was attempting to load a bundle of angle iron onto a vehicle when the load shifted in his hands and pinned his right hand to the structure of the vehicle.

Source

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