Amputations

Name: Amputations at R L Carriers
Start: 11/12/2016

1 amputation · 20161110661 · 11/12/2016 · R L Carriers

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: Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: R L Carriers
Location: 2975 Forest Parkway, ELLENWOOD, GEORGIA, 30294
NAICS: 488999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee's finger was pinned between a trailer's interior wall and a drum of material while loading a 450 lb. drum on a pallet skid. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.

Source

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