Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wisconsin Public Service
Start: 10/10/2016

1 amputation · 2016109570 · 10/10/2016 · Wisconsin Public Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Electric parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Machine platforms

Employer

Name: Wisconsin Public Service
Location: 700 N. Adams St., GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54307
NAICS: 221118
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 10, 2016, an employee was installing and positioning a regulator on a platform. His left hand was holding the base of the regulator about 1.5 inches above the tie down when his second fingertip was pinched between the regulator and the platform. His fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Source

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