Amputations

Name: Amputations at ACTION MECHANICAL, INC.
Start: 6/8/2017

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017065238 · 6/8/2017 · ACTION MECHANICAL, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Presses, except printing, unspecified
Secondary source: Plant and industrial vehicle-nonpowered, n.e.c

Employer

Name: ACTION MECHANICAL, INC.
Location: 1856 LOMBARDY DRIVE, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57701
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a sheet metal press when one of the rollers used to move the press became loose and slid away. The press became unbalanced and fell on the employee, pinning a leg against the floor. The employee's leg had to be amputated.

Source

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