Amputations

Name: Amputations at Forterra Pipe & Precast, LLC
Start: 6/26/2017

1 amputation · 2017065866 · 6/26/2017 · Forterra Pipe & Precast, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Forterra Pipe & Precast, LLC
Location: 2377 Holston Rd., COMO, MISSISSIPPI, 38619
NAICS: 327332
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a roll of wire onto a bracket when the bracket broke. The roll of wire fell and pinched the employee's left little finger between it and a guardrail, amputating the fingertip.

Source

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