Amputations

Name: Amputations at Durcon Incorporated
Start: 6/22/2016

1 amputation · 2016065534 · 6/22/2016 · Durcon Incorporated

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Dies, molds, patterns
Secondary source: Crowbars

Employer

Name: Durcon Incorporated
Location: 206 Allison Drive, TAYLOR, TEXAS, 76574
NAICS: 337127
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a shim under a mold and using a crowbar to raise the mold when the crowbar slipped, allowing the mold to drop onto and amputate the employee's left index fingertip.

Source

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