Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wrigley Mechanical, Inc.
Start: 4/28/2017

1 amputation · 2017043878 · 4/28/2017 · Wrigley Mechanical, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 regular operation
Source: Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Wrigley Mechanical, Inc.
Location: 4102 15th Avenue North, FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA, 58102
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a grooving machine when his glove was caught in the machine and his right hand was pulled in, amputating his little finger. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

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