Amputations

Name: Amputations at Valley Tool, Inc.
Start: 10/12/2015

1 amputation · 2015108142 · 10/12/2015 · Valley Tool, Inc.

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: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: Valley Tool, Inc.
Location: 101 Industrial Park Drive, WATER VALLEY, MISSISSIPPI, 38965
NAICS: 333514
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee's hand was caught under the grinding wheel of a surface grinder resulting in a left middle finger avulsion. The fingertip was later amputated.

Source

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