Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Forest Service
Start: 2/27/2017

1 amputation · 2017021891 · 2/27/2017 · U.S. Forest Service

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Shearing machines

Employer

Name: U.S. Forest Service
Location: 2803 Dungannon Rd., COEBURN, VIRGINIA, 24230
NAICS: 115310
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

While one student operated the controls, another welding student lifted up the rubber flap on the rear side of the hydraulic metal shear to trim a small piece of metal. The student's left index fingertip was amputated during the process.

Source

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