Amputations

Name: Amputations at Advanced Drainage Systems
Start: 7/14/2015

1 amputation · 2015074663 · 7/14/2015 · Advanced Drainage Systems

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: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Advanced Drainage Systems
Location: 16234 13th Street NE, Suite 2, BUXTON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58218
NAICS: 326122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a product jam from a piece of processing equipment. When the product became free, the employee's hand struck a gear in the equipment resulting in a fracture to the index and little finger. The employee was hospitalized due to a surgical procedure that required the partial amputation of the little fingertip.

Source

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