Amputations

Name: Amputations at Welsbach Electric
Start: 11/9/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015118443 · 11/9/2015 · Welsbach Electric

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Manhole and cistern covers

Employer

Name: Welsbach Electric
Location: West Side Highway and Houston Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10012
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a manhole cover using a handheld hook. The cover slipped off the hook. The employee tried to catch it and amputated his left middle finger.

Source

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