Amputations

Name: Amputations at GCC of America
Start: 9/23/2016

1 amputation · 2016099028 · 9/23/2016 · GCC of America

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: GCC of America
Location: 2205 Wakasha Rd., SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 72761
NAICS: 327320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was greasing the rollers of the concrete mixing truck when his glove was caught in the pinch point of the moving drum and his fingers were crushed. His right fifth digit was amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

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