Amputations

Name: Amputations at MR Stratford Baling, LLC
Start: 4/21/2016

1 amputation · 2016043340 · 4/21/2016 · MR Stratford Baling, 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: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source: Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered

Employer

Name: MR Stratford Baling, LLC
Location: 80 Garfield Avenue, STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06615
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a machine using a hammer. As he used the hammer to hit the material, his hand struck a metal bar, amputating his right ring finger at the third knuckle.

Source

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