Amputations

Name: Amputations at XYLEM DEWATERING SOLUTIONNS
Start: 5/3/2016

1 amputation · 2016053752 · 5/3/2016 · XYLEM DEWATERING SOLUTIONNS

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: Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: XYLEM DEWATERING SOLUTIONNS
Location: 265 Power Rd, RIDGEDALE, MISSOURI, 65739
NAICS: 333911
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was using lifting chains while putting a submersible pump in place. The lifting chain caught a hold of his right leather glove and pulled a finger into the lifting chains. The right middle finger was pinched between chain and the fingertip was amputated.

Source

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