Amputations

Name: Amputations at MIDLAND GARAGE DOOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Start: 7/27/2015

1 amputation · 2015075122 · 7/27/2015 · MIDLAND GARAGE DOOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY

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: Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name: MIDLAND GARAGE DOOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Location: 13661 Giles Road, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68138
NAICS: 332321
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had his hand on a spring he was building for a garage door. He pushed the lever to lock the clamp in its place, and his hand got caught under the clamp. He pulled his hand away, amputating his left thumb tip in the process. He was hospitalized and had thumb surgery.

Source

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