Amputations

Name: Amputations at ESCO Corporation
Start: 1/20/2017

1 amputation · 2017010638 · 1/20/2017 · ESCO Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source: Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name: ESCO Corporation
Location: 9098 East Side Drive Extension, NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39345
NAICS: 331513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a jib crane to lower a mold onto a carrier that had a bolt laying on top of it. When the employee attempted to pull the bolt from beneath the mold, it dropped down and smashed his left middle finger between the mold and carrier. His left middle fingertip was partially amputated.

Source

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