Amputations

Name: Amputations at Greatwide Distribution Logistics, LLC
Start: 4/17/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017043464 · 4/17/2017 · Greatwide Distribution Logistics, LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Greatwide Distribution Logistics, LLC
Location: 225 Portwall Suite 300, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was repairing pallets. After repairs are made, the pallet goes to a conveyor belt/line. The pallet got stuck. As the employee tried to un-jam it, his glove was caught on the chain and his left middle finger was amputated in the moving sprocket chain.

Source

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