Amputations

Name: Amputations at National Gypsum
Start: 11/28/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161111094 · 11/28/2016 · National Gypsum

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Beams-unattached metal

Employer

Name: National Gypsum
Location: 832 CR 311, ROTAN, TEXAS, 79546
NAICS: 321999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about November 28, 2016, at 12:25 AM, an employee was trying to dislodge a metal I-beam from a skid of wall boards. When he pulled to dislodge the I-beam, it separated from the wall boards and came down on his right hand, amputating his middle fingertip.

Source

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