Amputations

Name: Amputations at Carris Reels of Connecticut
Start: 10/22/2015

1 amputation · 2015107902 · 10/22/2015 · Carris Reels of Connecticut

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: Carris Reels of Connecticut
Location: 11 Randolph Street, ENFIELD, CONNECTICUT, 06082
NAICS: 321999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to put a chain back on the sprocket drive of the wood hog machine. Another employee started up the machine and the injured employee's fingers were caught in the machine resulting in the amputation of the pinky fingertip and a broken ring finger.

Source

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