Amputations

Name: Amputations at Diamond WTG Engineering & Services, Inc.
Start: 5/13/2016

1 amputation · 2016054166 · 5/13/2016 · Diamond WTG Engineering & Services, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Windmills, wind turbines
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Diamond WTG Engineering & Services, Inc.
Location: 1016 CR 138, ODONNELL, TEXAS, 79351
NAICS: 221115
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing routine maintenance on a wind tower when the wind picked up and caused the motor to start turning. The employee's glove was caught in the motor, and his middle finger was pulled in and lacerated. The finger had to be surgically amputated.

Source

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