← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087236 · 8/4/2016 · Waste Control Specialists

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Barrels, drums-except pressurized

Employer

Name
Waste Control Specialists
Location
9998 Hwy. 176 West, ANDREWS, TEXAS, 79714
NAICS
562211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker unload drums using a drum dolly. The coworker had secured the 800 lb. drum to the 1000 lb. capacity drum dolly. As the coworker attempted to tilt the drum dolly back, the employee placed his hand on the back side of the drum. The drum then slipped off the dolly, which in turn fell back into place and caught the employee's hand between the drum being lifted and another drum that was still on the truck. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the right middle and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown