Amputations

Name: Amputations at Ridgeway Roof Truss Company
Start: 12/20/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20161211814 · 12/20/2016 · Ridgeway Roof Truss Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Ridgeway Roof Truss Company
Location: 235 SW 11th Place, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32601
NAICS: 321214
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 12/20/16, at approximately 8:15 p.m., an employee was processing wood into trusses on a final press machine when the machine smashed his finger. His finger was medically amputated.

Source

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