Amputations

Name: Amputations at Howard McKinney Inc.
Start: 6/23/2015

1 amputation · 2015064020 · 6/23/2015 · Howard McKinney Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name: Howard McKinney Inc.
Location: Kyle Field, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, 77843
NAICS: 321918
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was putting tools into a job box when another employee closed the lid, pinching his left middle fingertip in the handle, resulting in the tip being amputated up to the finger nail. The employee received stitches in the ER and was released on the same day.

Source

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