Amputations

Name: Amputations at YRC Inc.
Start: 2/9/2017

1 amputation · 2017021280 · 2/9/2017 · YRC Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Trailers
Secondary source: Skid steer loaders, mini loaders

Employer

Name: YRC Inc.
Location: 1275 OH Avenue, COPLEY, OHIO, 44321
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a skid pusher to push freight into a trailer while he pulled the door down. The door came down fast and caught his hand between the door latch and the edge of the skid pusher, amputating a fingertip and causing a fracture.

Source

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