Amputations

Name: Amputations at Architectural Testing, Inc.
Start: 10/28/2015

1 amputation · 2015108080 · 10/28/2015 · Architectural Testing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Architectural Testing, Inc.
Location: 2250 Messaro Blvd, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33619
NAICS: 541380
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in the warehouse area attaching extension bars to the forklift. The extension bars are for longer skids. The extension bar slid off his hand and his right hand got caught between the extension bar and the fork causing the partial amputation of his ring finger.

Source

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