Amputations

Name: Amputations at R. H. Sheppard Co., Inc.
Start: 7/29/2015

1 amputation · 2015075218 · 7/29/2015 · R. H. Sheppard Co., 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: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Girders, beams, structural steel

Employer

Name: R. H. Sheppard Co., Inc.
Location: Rear 447 East Middle Street, HANOVER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17331
NAICS: 331513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pouring metal from a ladle. As the employee was moving the ladle down the line, the tip of his right index finger got caught between the ladle and the I beam. The employee had about a pencil eraser width of his fingertip amputated.

Source

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