Amputations

Name: Amputations at FOREST CITY ERECTORS
Start: 7/13/2015

1 amputation · 2015074588 · 7/13/2015 · FOREST CITY ERECTORS

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Hammers-powered
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: FOREST CITY ERECTORS
Location: 8200 BOYLE PARKWAY, TWINSBURG, OHIO, 44087
NAICS: 238120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working with an impact hammer when the bit got stuck. The employee twisted the hammer to loosen it and got his right hand ring finger caught between the hammer and the scaffold rail. The employee freed his hand, but his glove got caught tearing skin from his fingertip.

Source

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