Amputations

Name: Amputations at Worthington Industries Engineered Cabs, Inc.
Start: 5/15/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017054400 · 5/15/2017 · Worthington Industries Engineered Cabs, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name: Worthington Industries Engineered Cabs, Inc.
Location: 315 Airport Drive, WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57201
NAICS: 333120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee flipped an LBX roof with a ceramic cam magnet attached to a hoist. The employee moved the magnet release handle, which operated a roller cam to release the magnet, then grabbed the opposite side to pull the magnet away. The magnet release handle switched back, engaging the magnet, which pinched and amputated the employee's right ring fingertip.

Source

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