Amputations

Name: Amputations at Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
Start: 2/3/2016

1 amputation · 2016021021 · 2/3/2016 · Asplundh Tree Expert Co.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name: Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
Location: 493 West Chester Road, COLCHESTER, CONNECTICUT, 06415
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On Wednesday, February 3, 2016, an employee was getting into the passenger's side of an aerial lift truck when he slipped on ice. He attempted to grab the side of the truck, and a ring on his left ring finger got caught on a bolt on the side of the aerial lift. His left ring finger was amputated.

Source

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