Amputations

Name: Amputations at Amerequip Corporation Plant 3
Start: 10/14/2016

1 amputation · 2016109712 · 10/14/2016 · Amerequip Corporation Plant 3

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, n.e.c.
Source: Backhoes, trackhoes

Employer

Name: Amerequip Corporation Plant 3
Location: 1015 Calumet Avenue, KIEL, WISCONSIN, 53042
NAICS: 333112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On October 14, 2016, an employee had her finger in a pivot point on a backhoe assembly to determine if the two holes were aligned. The employee operated a hydraulic control that moved the pivot point and amputated her right index finger. The pivot point on the backhoe assembly was not guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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