Amputations

Name: Amputations at Bo's Pallets, Inc.
Start: 3/4/2016

1 amputation · 2016031961 · 3/4/2016 · Bo's Pallets, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Special process machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Skids, pallets

Employer

Name: Bo's Pallets, Inc.
Location: 2427 Highway 140, ADAIRSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30103
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a dismantler to pull the boards of a pallet apart. His hand became caught in the pallet, and he was unable to remove his hand before the pallet went through the blade of the dismantler. His pinky fingertip was amputated.

Source

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