Amputations

Name: Amputations at Poly-America, LP
Start: 4/6/2016

1 amputation · 2016042863 · 4/6/2016 · Poly-America, LP

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Motors other than vehicle

Employer

Name: Poly-America, LP
Location: 2000 W. Marshall Dr., GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75051
NAICS: 325211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a small motor when the motor slipped out of his hands. The motor fell onto his hands and onto the ground. His left index finger was caught and amputated between the motor and the ground.

Source

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