Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ballew's Aluminum Products, Inc
Start: 10/20/2015

1 amputation · 2015107842 · 10/20/2015 · Ballew's Aluminum Products, Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name: Ballew's Aluminum Products, Inc
Location: 2418 Globe Cove, SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI, 38671
NAICS: 332114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While operating a stretch wrapping machine, an employee's finger got caught between two rollers. Approximately two-thirds of the employee's right little finger were amputated.

Source

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