Amputations

Name: Amputations at M/T Oakwood Tire
Start: 5/25/2017

1 amputation · 2017054743 · 5/25/2017 · M/T Oakwood Tire

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, n.e.c.
Source: Automobile

Employer

Name: M/T Oakwood Tire
Location: 3120 Atlanta Highway, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30507
NAICS: 441320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking a noise under the hood of a vehicle in the belt area. A coworker started the car while the employee's hand was touching the belt. The belt and pulley then amputated his left index finger to the first joint.

Source

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