Amputations

Name: Amputations at Burke's Mechanical
Start: 11/25/2015

1 amputation · 2015118929 · 11/25/2015 · Burke's Mechanical

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: Burke's Mechanical
Location: Storage Facility, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35401
NAICS: 332999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading equipment at a storage facility. A 2" x 6" x 20' steel bar rolled onto the employee's left-hand pinky finger, crushing it between the bar and trailer. The first digit of the finger was surgically amputated.

Source

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