Amputations

Name: Amputations at American Electric Power
Start: 6/21/2017

1 amputation · 2017065676 · 6/21/2017 · American Electric Power

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Valves, nozzles
Secondary source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: American Electric Power
Location: John Amos Plant, WINFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA, 25213
NAICS: 221112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 21, 2017, at approximately 2:45 p.m., an employee was removing a 4-inch water valve from a line when the employee's right pinky finger was pinched between the valve and pipe, amputating it just above the first knuckle.

Source

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