Amputations

Name: Amputations at Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas
Start: 9/8/2015

1 amputation · 2015096523 · 9/8/2015 · Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Entangled in other object or equipment
Source: Elevators

Employer

Name: Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas
Location: 10000 Turkey Lake Rd., ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32811
NAICS: 333921
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping to install an elevator. He was lifting a counter weight frame while using a hoist. The rope being used got tangled in the cylinder. While attempting to straighten it, his hand got caught. He tried to withdraw his hand, and three fingertips were amputated.

Source

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