Amputations

Name: Amputations at PREMIUM WATERS, INC.
Start: 4/20/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016043306 · 4/20/2016 · PREMIUM WATERS, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Drills-stationary
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: PREMIUM WATERS, INC.
Location: 1811 N. 30TH ST., QUINCY, ILLINOIS, 62301
NAICS: 312112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a storage rack in the warehouse using a drill machine. The employee turned off the drill, and the still-rotating drill bit grabbed his right-hand glove and index finger. The drill was then activated, amputating his right-hand index finger at the midpoint.

Source

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