Amputations

Name: Amputations at N.U.P. Corp.
Start: 2/15/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017021497 · 2/15/2017 · N.U.P. Corp.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: N.U.P. Corp.
Location: 31-40 123rd Street, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11354
NAICS: 562920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dismantling an excavator when the excavator counterweight (6.2 tons) fell on and crushed the employee's leg. The lower right leg was amputated. The employee also sustained a fractured arm, hips and vertebrae.

Source

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