Amputations

Name: Amputations at The Home Depot, Inc.
Start: 8/17/2015

1 amputation · 2015085834 · 8/17/2015 · The Home Depot, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Lawn mowers-riding
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: The Home Depot, Inc.
Location: 1050 Thundering Herd Drive, BARBOURSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25504
NAICS: 444110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 17, 2015, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was injured while assisting a customer with a riding lawnmower positioned on a display. The employee was lowering the display to retrieve the lawnmower. The display did not operate properly, so the employee lifted up on it to break it loose. The display and lawnmower fell and pinned the employee's left hand between the equipment and the ground, amputating one fingertip and fracturing three fingers.

Source

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