Amputations

Name: Amputations at Quality Metal Works Inc.
Start: 7/8/2016

1 amputation · 2016076157 · 7/8/2016 · Quality Metal Works Inc.

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: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Quality Metal Works Inc.
Location: Colonial Metals Company Inc, COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17512
NAICS: 332311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee and a coworker were manually re-installing a conveyor belt chain. The coworker was using a come-along to pull the chain when the chain jumped and pinched the employee's left pinky finger, partially amputating the fingertip.

Source

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