Amputations

Name: Amputations at Otto's Imported Cars Ltd
Start: 10/14/2016

1 amputation · 20161012016 · 10/14/2016 · Otto's Imported Cars Ltd

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
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Otto's Imported Cars Ltd
Location: 1275 Wilmington Pike, WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 19382
NAICS: 441229
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a PIT to carry a plastic 55 gallon drum. The drum became wedged between the forks. When the employee tried to maneuver the drum, his pinky finger was caught resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

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