Amputations

Name: Amputations at Dal-Tile, Inc.
Start: 6/20/2015

1 amputation · 2015063927 · 6/20/2015 · Dal-Tile, 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: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: Dal-Tile, Inc.
Location: 3801 Daltile Road, MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA, 74401
NAICS: 327122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was emptying a hopper on a forklift when his hand slipped from the release lever. His finger got caught between the forks and the hopper. His left index fingertip was pinched off, requiring surgical removal to the first knuckle.

Source

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