Amputations

Name: Amputations at Lewis Tree Services, Inc.
Start: 10/12/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015107603 · 10/12/2015 · Lewis Tree Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Chippers

Employer

Name: Lewis Tree Services, Inc.
Location: 12208 SW 9th Ave, NEWBERRY, FLORIDA, 32669
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee got his right hand caught in the brush that was feeding into the chipper. His right hand went into the feed wheel and was amputated above the wrist.

Source

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