Amputations

Name: Amputations at CERRO FLOW PRODUCTS, LLC
Start: 3/16/2016

1 amputation · 2016032298 · 3/16/2016 · CERRO FLOW PRODUCTS, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified
Source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: CERRO FLOW PRODUCTS, LLC
Location: 3000 MISSISSIPPI AVENUE, EAST SAINT LOUIS, ILLINOIS, 62206
NAICS: 331421
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping to adjust equipment. She tripped as she was walking around the equipment. When she reached out to catch her fall, her right hand entered the point of operation. The equipment activated, pinching and amputating her right pinky finger between the stockholder tab and discharge table.

Source

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