← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 2015052921 · 5/16/2015 · Community Motors, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Golf cart, personnel transport cart

Employer

Name
Community Motors, LLC
Location
510 Westin Dr, HAMMOND, LOUISIANA, 70403
NAICS
423110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was sanding a golf cart belt with sand paper while the golf cart was running. The belt caught his fingers and pulled them into the system, amputating his left-hand middle and index fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown