Amputations

Name: Amputations at ACME BRICK
Start: 7/27/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016076830 · 7/27/2016 · ACME BRICK

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Bricks and pavers
Secondary source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: ACME BRICK
Location: 1776 MACDADE RD, ELGIN, TEXAS, 78621
NAICS: 327121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling bricks off of carts that were being moved forward by a forklift. The forklift operator moved the cart forward while the employee's hands were still on the brick, causing his right hand to smash against the metal surface and amputating his right thumb.

Source

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