Amputations

Name: Amputations at Welspun Tubular
Start: 12/13/2016

1 amputation · 20161211586 · 12/13/2016 · Welspun Tubular

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Welspun Tubular
Location: 8200 Frazier Pike, LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72206
NAICS: 331210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing rope from a pipe on a blast booth machine when the machine indexed to move the pipe. The employee's gloved hand became tangled in the rope, and the index fingertip was amputated between the pipe and the machine's roller.

Source

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