Amputations

Name: Amputations at Triumph Aero Structures
Start: 3/9/2016

1 amputation · 2016032095 · 3/9/2016 · Triumph Aero Structures

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Triumph Aero Structures
Location: 1601 West Marshall Drive, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75051
NAICS: 336999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a riveting machine to rivet a part. As she was removing the part, it became caught on the riveting detail for the pneumatic device. Her finger was then caught in the point of operation when the machine was activated by the foot pedal, partially amputating her right thumb.

Source

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