Amputations

Name: Amputations at ARE Accessories LLC
Start: 8/17/2016

1 amputation · 2016087701 · 8/17/2016 · ARE Accessories LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
Secondary source: Table saws

Employer

Name: ARE Accessories LLC
Location: 17494, MOUNT EATON, OHIO, 44659
NAICS: 423120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a 10-inch table saw to cut a piece of 1/4-inch plywood when the plywood kicked back and caught his finger. Due to the extent of the injury, his left index finger had to be surgically amputated.

Source

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