Amputations

Name: Amputations at R.W.'S, Inc.
Start: 4/6/2016

1 amputation · 2016042887 · 4/6/2016 · R.W.'S, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name: R.W.'S, Inc.
Location: 35 Run Way, LEE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01238
NAICS: 488410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading a shipping container onto a flatbed truck when his right hand became pinched between the container and the truck. His right pinky fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

Source

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