Amputations

Name: Amputations at PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP.
Start: 9/28/2015

1 amputation · 2015097156 · 9/28/2015 · PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP.
Location: 533 N OAK STREET, GRANTSBURG, WISCONSIN, 54840
NAICS: 332912
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 28, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., an employee was adjusting the stroke length on a pneumatically powered cylinder. The cylinder actuated when the employee reattached the air source (100 psi) to the pneumatic cylinder, amputating the employee's right-hand pinky fingertip in the pinch point between the end of the cylinder body and the cylinder rod cap.

Source

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