Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Xpress, INC.
Start: 6/9/2015

1 amputation · 2015063538 · 6/9/2015 · U.S. Xpress, 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: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: U.S. Xpress, INC.
Location: Target Store #44 located at 800 SW 44th Street, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73109
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 9, 2015, an employee's finger got caught between a dock plate and trailer while attempting to position the dock plate beneath a rear pallet. Her fingertip was severely injured, eventually requiring surgical amputation.

Source

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