Amputations

Name: Amputations at CATERPILLAR
Start: 5/7/2015

1 amputation · 2015052705 · 5/7/2015 · CATERPILLAR

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: CATERPILLAR
Location: 2416 Mid America Industrial Drive, BOONVILLE, MISSOURI, 65233
NAICS: 326291
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was running a deflashing machine. The main auger of the machine registered a fault. The employee cleared the alarm and vacuumed out the media. He reached into the auger to clear the media by hand. The machine was running at the time. His right hand made contact with the moving auger, resulting in a partial amputation of his middle finger.

Source

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