Amputations

Name: Amputations at LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO.
Start: 4/19/2017

1 amputation · 2017043504 · 4/19/2017 · LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO.

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: Barrels, drums-except pressurized
Secondary source: Fasteners, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO.
Location: 6500 HEISLEY ROAD, MENTOR, OHIO, 44060
NAICS: 335311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a metal stabilizing ring on a cardboard drum when his left pinky finger was pinched between the stabilizing ring and the drum, partially amputating his fingertip.

Source

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