Amputations

Name: Amputations at Valley Co-op Oil Mill
Start: 12/2/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161211272 · 12/2/2016 · Valley Co-op Oil Mill

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Valley Co-op Oil Mill
Location: 1901 N. Expressway 77 & Wilson Road, HARLINGEN, TEXAS, 78553
NAICS: 311223
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing and replacing the hydraulic cylinder from the powered industrial truck. The truck's forklift mechanism became unsecure and struck the employee on the left hand amputating the pinky finger.

Source

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