Amputations

Name: Amputations at Saint Albans Window Manufacturing, Inc.
Start: 4/22/2016

1 amputation · 2016043371 · 4/22/2016 · Saint Albans Window Manufacturing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 during regular operation
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Saint Albans Window Manufacturing, Inc.
Location: 2141 MacCorkle Avenue, SAINT ALBANS, WEST VIRGINIA, 25177
NAICS: 321911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 22, 2016, at approximately 7:15 a.m., an employee was operating a notch saw. While the employee was placing a 4-foot piece of vinyl in the saw, the saw was activated by the foot pedal. The saw amputated the employee's left index finger below the nail bed.

Source

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