Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ikea
Start: 12/15/2016

1 amputation · 20161211664 · 12/15/2016 · Ikea

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name: Ikea
Location: 2206 S. Columbus Blvd., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19145
NAICS: 33712
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee and a coworker were placing a cold case (refrigerator) into a counter when the coworker lost his grip, causing the employee to also lose his grip. The employee's right-hand pinky finger was caught between the cold case and the counter, amputating it at the first knuckle.

Source

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