Amputations

Name: Amputations at Phifer Incorporated
Start: 5/24/2016

1 amputation · 2016054558 · 5/24/2016 · Phifer Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name: Phifer Incorporated
Location: 4400 Kauloosa Avenue, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 35401
NAICS: 332618
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee bumped a running pedestal fan while reversing a forklift, and the fan fell toward him. When he reached out to stop the fan, his right fingers went through the guard, amputating his right middle fingertip and lacerating/contusing his pointer and ring fingers.

Source

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