Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kawneer Company Inc.
Start: 12/7/2015

1 amputation · 2015129251 · 12/7/2015 · Kawneer Company Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Drills-stationary
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Kawneer Company Inc.
Location: 600 Kawneer Drive, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
NAICS: 331316
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a Milwaukee drill press when his glove was caught in the drill bit resulting in the amputation of the right index finger. The drill bit was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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