Amputations

Name: Amputations at O'Neil Transportation
Start: 11/7/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161110476 · 11/7/2016 · O'Neil Transportation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Rail car(s)-unattached to locomotive
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: O'Neil Transportation
Location: 317 Covered Bridge Rd, TAYLORSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30178
NAICS: 423860
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing roller bearing adapters on a railcar when the jack moved, causing the side frame to move. When the jack moved, the employee's right hand was partially between the adapter and the side frame, compressing his right middle and ring fingers and amputating the first joint of his index finger.

Source

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