Amputations

Name: Amputations at Diamond Materials, LLC
Start: 11/11/2016

1 amputation · 20161110624 · 11/11/2016 · Diamond Materials, LLC

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: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Diamond Materials, LLC
Location: 924 S. Heald St, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 19804
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee went to the top of an asphalt silo to check on a drag conveyor. His left hand became caught in a drive pulley, amputating his middle finger, lacerating his index finger, and fracturing his wrist. The drive pulley was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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