Amputations

Name: Amputations at Great Plains Energy, Inc.
Start: 8/24/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015086045 · 8/24/2015 · Great Plains Energy, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
Source: Doors, except garage and vehicle

Employer

Name: Great Plains Energy, Inc.
Location: 20250 State Route 45 North, WESTON, MISSOURI, 64098
NAICS: 221112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was entering Unit 2 (north stairwell) through a door. The employee reached back to stop the door from slamming and his right index finger got caught between the door and its frame crushing the tip of his finger. The right index fingertip was amputated at, or just above, the distal (1st) knuckle.

Source

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