Amputations

Name: Amputations at Shiloh Industries, Inc.
Start: 4/15/2016

1 amputation · 2016043159 · 4/15/2016 · Shiloh Industries, 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: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Shiloh Industries, Inc.
Location: 234 South Holland Drive, PENDERGRASS, GEORGIA, 30567
NAICS: 336370
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing product quality checks on an AccuShear press machine. As she was lining up the product, the press cycled and the cylinder came down, crushing and amputating her third left-hand fingertip.

Source

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