Amputations

Name: Amputations at SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
Start: 1/18/2016

1 amputation · 2016010459 · 1/18/2016 · SIEMENS ENERGY, 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: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
Location: 9125 Cartledge Rd., BOX SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 31801
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was working with a crew repositioning a large rotor at a power plant. The employees were rotating the rotor 90 degrees. After rotating, the rotor stopped, then rolled back onto his hand resulting in a pinkie finger amputation.

Source

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